onanism

/'ounənizm/
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Definition
  1. 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    • Coitus interruptus: A method of birth control where sexual intercourse is begun but the penis is intentionally withdrawn before ejaculation occurs.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  • Connotation: It often carries a negative, prohibitive, or outdated moral connotation, especially in religious contexts.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
  1. a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
  2. manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure

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