onanisme
Dutch
Etymology
From the biblical name Onan: In the Book of Genesis, Onan, son of Judah, in fulfillment of the laws of levirate marriage was to impregnate his brother Er's widow, Tamar, in order to raise offspring from the union in his brother's name. In order to avoid raising descendants for his late brother, however, Onan spilled his semen on the ground when he went in to his brother's wife, so that he would not give offspring to his brother. (Genesis 38:9). Thus the word Onanism was coined, meaning ejaculating outside the vagina, or masturbation (because this also spills semen, rather than using it for procreation). Onan + -isme.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ona‧nis‧me
Noun
onanisme n (uncountable)
- onanism
- Het liefst zat hij thuis, zijn pijp te rooken en te lezen en zich te verbeelden, in egoïste fantazieën van cerebraal onanisme, prettige en ophitsende dingen, die zouden geweest zijn in verre verledens... - Louis Couperus
Related terms
- onaneren
French
Pronunciation
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Noun
onanisme m (plural onanismes)
- onanism
- Synonym: masturbation
Further reading
- “onanisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- amenions, émanions, mannoise, Mannoise, monnaies