Main Entry: sod·omy

Pronunciation: \ˈsä-də-mē\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French sodomie, from Late Latin Sodoma Sodom; from the homosexual proclivities of the men of the city in Gen 19:1–11

Date: 13th century

: anal or oral copulation with a member of the same or opposite sex; also : copulation with an animal

— sod·om·it·ic \ˌsä-də-ˈmi-tik\ or sod·om·it·i·cal \-ti-kəl\ adjective