What does korophilia mean?
Korophilia means Sexual attraction to boys or young men..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Sexual attraction to boys or young men..
In the age-differentiated type, as seen in ancient Greek and in Islamic pederasty, Spartan korophilia, pedophilia, [...] the older partner has something, namely adulthood and the knowledge that goes with it, that the younger is seeking to acquire.
Gerontophilia is the sexual attraction to the elderly, whereas Korophilia is the love of young men or boys.
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Korophilia means Sexual attraction to boys or young men..
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In the age-differentiated type, as seen in ancient Greek and in Islamic pederasty, Spartan korophilia, pedophilia, [...] the older partner has something, namely adulthood and the knowledge that goes with it, that the younger is seeking to acquire.
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