Definitions for pathic
path·ic

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1. pathicnoun

   The passive male partner in anal intercourse.

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1. pathic

   Homosexuality in ancient Rome often differs markedly from the contemporary West. Latin lacks words that would precisely translate "homosexual" and "heterosexual". The primary dichotomy of ancient Roman sexuality was active/dominant/masculine and passive/submissive/feminine. Roman society was patriarchal, and the freeborn male citizen possessed political liberty (libertas) and the right to rule both himself and his household (familia). "Virtue" (virtus) was seen as an active quality through which a man (vir) defined himself. The conquest mentality and "cult of virility" shaped same-sex relations. Roman men were free to enjoy sex with other males without a perceived loss of masculinity or social status, as long as they took the dominant or penetrative role. Acceptable male partners were slaves and former slaves, prostitutes, and entertainers, whose lifestyle placed them in the nebulous social realm of infamia, excluded from the normal protections accorded to a citizen even if they were technically free. Although Roman men in general seem to have preferred youths between the ages of 12 and 20 as sexual partners, freeborn male minors were off limits at certain periods in Rome, though professional prostitutes and entertainers might remain sexually available well into adulthood.Same-sex relations among women are far less documented and, if Roman writers are to be trusted, female homoeroticism may have been very rare, to the point that Ovid, in the Augustine era describes it as "unheard-of". However, there is scattered evidence — for example, a couple of spells in the Greek Magical Papyri — which attests to the existence of individual women in Roman-ruled provinces in the later Imperial period who fell in love with members of the same sex.

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1. Pathicnoun

   a male who submits to the crime against nature; a catamite

2. Pathicadjective

   passive; suffering

3. Etymology: [L. pathicus, Gr. paqiko`s, passive, fr. paqei^n, pa`schei^n, to suffer]

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1. Pathic

   path′ik, adj. pertaining to disease.—ns. Pathogen′esis, Pathog′eny, mode of production or development of disease.—adjs. Pathogenet′ic, Pathogen′ic, Pathog′enous, producing disease.

Anagrams for pathic »

1. phatic

2. haptic

How to pronounce pathic?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pathic in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pathic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pathic
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathic
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathic
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pathic