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onanism

[oh-nuh-niz-uh m]
noun
  1. withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
  2. masturbation.
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Origin of onanism

1720–30; after Onan, son of Judah (Gen. 38:9); see -ism
Related formso·nan·ist, nouno·nan·is·tic, adjective
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Historical Examples of onanistic

  • The adjectives corresponding to those words are respectively masturbatory and onanistic.

    The Sexual Life of the Child

    Albert Moll

  • The conjugal relation of a sterilized woman would be no better than onanistic.

British Dictionary definitions for onanistic

onanism

noun
  1. another name for masturbation, coitus interruptus
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Derived Formsonanist, noun, adjectiveonanistic, adjective

Word Origin for onanism

C18: after Onan, son of Judah; see Genesis 38:9
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Word Origin and History for onanistic

onanism

n.

"masturbation," also "coitus interruptus," 1727, from Onan, son of Judah (Gen. xxxviii:9), who spilled his seed on the ground rather than impregnate his dead brother's wife: "And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother." The moral of this verse was redirected by those who sought to suppress masturbation.

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onanistic in Medicine

onanism

(ō′nə-nĭz′əm)
n.
  1. coitus interruptus
  2. Masturbation.
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