uranism
/ˈjʊrəˌnɪzəm/
noun
- 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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