Definitions for homophile
ˈhoʊ məˌfaɪlho·mophile

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1. homosexual, homophile, homo, gayadjective

   someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex

2. gay, queer, homophile(a)adjective

   homosexual or arousing homosexual desires

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1. homophilenoun

   A homosexual, a gay man or lesbian, one who has a sexual or romantic preference for persons of one's own gender; .

2. homophileadjective

   Homosexual, gay or lesbian, having a sexual or romantic preference for persons of one's own gender; .

3. homophileadjective

   Of or pertaining to the homophile movement, a gay activist movement that used this term in English.

4. Etymology: From homo- + -phile.

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1. homophile

   Terms used to describe homosexuality have gone through many changes since the emergence of the first terms in the mid-19th century. In English, some terms in widespread use have been sodomite, Achillean, Sapphic, Uranian, homophile, lesbian, gay, effeminate, queer, homoaffective, and same-sex attracted. Some of these words are specific to women, some to men, and some can be used of either. Gay people may also be identified under the umbrella terms LGBT. Homosexual was coined in German in 1868. Academia continues to coin related terms, including androphilia and gynephilia which designate only the object of attraction, thus divorcing the terms from sexual orientation entirely. Numerous slang terms exist for homosexuals or homosexuality. Some communities have cants, a rich jargon used among a subgroup almost like a secret language, such as Polari in the U.K., and others.

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1. homophile

   A homophile refers to a person who has romantic or sexual attraction or orientation towards individuals of the same sex, usually used as a historical term within the LGBTQ+ community. The word, derived from the Greek words 'homos' (same) and 'philos' (love), was predominantly used in the mid-20th century, before the term 'homosexual' or 'gay' became widely adopted.

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1. Homophile

   The word homophile is an alternative to the words homosexual or gay. The homophile movement also refers to the gay rights movement of the 1950s and '60s. The term homophile is favoured by some because it emphasizes love rather than sex. Coined by the German astrologist, author and psychoanalyst Karl-Günther Heimsoth in his 1924 doctoral dissertation "Hetero- und Homophilie," the term was in common use in the 1950s and 1960s by homosexual organizations and publications; the groups of this period are now known collectively as the homophile movement. The term homophile began to disappear with the emergence of the Gay Liberation movements of the late 1960s and early 1970s, replaced by a new set of terminology such as gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender, although some of the homophile groups survived until the 1980s, 1990s and even the present day.

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of homophile in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of homophile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=homophile
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Homophile
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophile
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=homophile