Meanings
nounuranism (plural uranisms)
plural uranisms
- archaicHomosexuality.
Uranism is always a disease or an inversion. It is sometimes a symptom of degeneracy. It may be caused by disorders during embryonic life.
1894 November, The Medical Standard, volume XVI, number 6, page 152
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Origin
- Ancient Greekοὐράνιος“heavenly, spiritual”
- GermanUranismus
- Englishuranism
From German Uranismus, from Ancient Greek οὐράνιος (ouránios, “heavenly, spiritual”).
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APA
uranism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uranism
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“uranism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uranism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uranism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uranism.
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