uranism

/ˈjʊrəˌnɪzəm/
noun
  1. A historical term for homosexuality, especially in men.
    • In historical texts, uranism was sometimes discussed in secret due to social taboos.
    • The writer used the word uranism in his 19th-century essay on human sexuality.
    • Some early sexologists studied uranism as a natural variation of human attraction.
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