eunuchism
[ yoo-nuh-kiz-uhm ]
/ ˈyu nəˌkɪz əm /
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noun
the state of being a eunuch.
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Also eu·nuch·ry [yoo-nuhk-ree]. /ˈyu nək ri/.
Words nearby eunuchism
eumung, Eumycota, Eunice, Eunomia, eunuch, eunuchism, eunuchize, eunuchoid, eunuchoid gigantism, eunuchoidism, euonymus
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Example sentences from the Web for eunuchism
From her epoch, eunuchism has become an inseparable attendant on Oriental despotism, and has so continued to the present day.
History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present|Peter Charles RemondinoThe relations that from eunuchism led to pederasty are very easy of explanation.
History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present|Peter Charles Remondino