Ephebophilia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ephebophilia is a noun meaning (psychiatry, sexology) A sexual attraction towards postpubescent adolescents.
Meaning
(psychiatry, sexology) A sexual attraction towards postpubescent adolescents.
More Meanings
- (dated) A sexual preference for adolescent boys.
Example Sentences
2006 Looking at Ephebophilia through the Lens of Cleric Sexual Abuse from volume 13 issue 4 of "Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity"
Freund, "Male Homosexuality," p. 44 .. "Paedophilia is the erotic preference for children, ephebophilia that for male ... pubescents."
paraphilias are included: hebephilia (adolescent girls) and ephebophilia (adolescent boys), although the dynamics of these latter two may be closer to those of adult attraction.
1981 Brian Taylor, PhD Perspectives on Paedophilia page XIII Thus, paedophilia, denoting sexual interest in pre-pubertal children, can be distinguished from paederasty, indicating sexual interest in pre-pubertal boys alone. These two together could then be distinguished from ephebophilia, denoting sexual preference for post-pubertal and adolescent boys.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ephebophile, ephebiphobia, ephebophiliac, teenophile, parthenophile, chronophile.
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