onanism
/'ounənizm/
Definition
- Noun:
- Coitus interruptus: A method of birth control where sexual intercourse is begun but the penis is intentionally withdrawn before ejaculation occurs.
- Masturbation: The manual stimulation of one's own or another person's genitals for sexual pleasure.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Some couples practice onanism as a form of contraception, though it is not very reliable.
- Historically, onanism was often condemned on religious or moral grounds, referring to both withdrawal and masturbation.
Advanced Usage
- In historical/religious contexts: The term is often used in historical, theological, or moral discussions, where it can carry a judgmental or archaic tone, condemning the acts it describes.
- The sermon focused on the sin of onanism.
- In formal or medical writing: It can appear in older medical or anthropological texts as a technical term.
- The 19th-century medical text classified onanism as a cause of nervous disorders.
Variants and Related Words
- Onanist (noun): A person who practices onanism.
- He was labeled an onanist by the strict community.
- Onanistic (adjective): Relating to or characterized by onanism.
- The essay discussed onanistic practices in different cultures.
Synonyms
- For "coitus interruptus": Withdrawal method, withdrawal.
- For "masturbation": Autoeroticism, self-stimulation, self-pleasuring.
Notes on Meaning and Usage
- Dual Meaning: The word has two distinct primary meanings: a birth control method and the act of masturbation. This dual meaning originates from the biblical story of Onan (Genesis 38:9), who "spilled his seed on the ground."
- Register: The term is formal, technical, and largely archaic in modern everyday English. In contemporary contexts, the more specific and neutral terms "withdrawal (method)" or "masturbation" are almost always preferred.
- Connotation: It often carries a negative, prohibitive, or outdated moral connotation, especially in religious contexts. It is rarely used in a neutral or sex-positive way.
Noun
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a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
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manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure
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