What does homosexual mean?

Definitions for homosexual
ˌhoʊ məˈsɛk ʃu əlho·mo·sex·u·al

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. homosexual, homophile, homo, gayadjective

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

  2. homosexualadjective

    sexually attracted to members of your own sex

Wiktionary

  1. homosexualnoun

    A person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.

  2. homosexualadjective

    Sexually attracted solely or primarily to other members of the same sex.

  3. homosexualadjective

    Pertaining to homosexuality, as a relationship, an attraction, a desire, etc.

  4. homosexualadjective

    Intended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc.

ChatGPT

  1. homosexual

    Homosexual refers to an individual who is sexually attracted to or interested in individuals of their own sex. It applies to both men, who may be referred to as gay, and women, often referred to as lesbians. It is one aspect of human sexual orientation.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of homosexual in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of homosexual in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of homosexual in a Sentence

  1. Pope Francis:

    Within Catholic Church, there is a tough group of conservative bishops and priests and cardinals, and also very traditionalist bishops and cardinals who are practically against the Pope, who are working against The Pope, they don't like what The Pope wanted to do with the synod about family, to give new possibilities to remarried and divorced people to get the communion, or to have a new look on the homosexual union.

  2. The Catechism:

    Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that 'homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered,' they are contrary to the natural law.

  3. Monsignor Krysztof Olaf Charamsa:

    Every homosexual person is a son of God, this is the will of God for our life, also for my life with him.

  4. Justice Antonin Scalia:

    The death penalty? Give me a break. It's easy. Abortion? Absolutely easy. Nobody ever thought the Constitution prevented restrictions on abortion. Homosexual sodomy? Come on. For 200 years, it was criminal in every state.

  5. Tulsi Gabbard:

    To try to act as if there is a difference between' civil unions' and same-sex marriage is dishonest, cowardly and extremely disrespectful to the people of Straight Hawaii, as Democrats we should be representing the views of the people, not a small number of homosexual extremists.

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Translations for homosexual

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  • homoseksueelAfrikaans
  • لوطي, شاذّ جِنسِيًاArabic
  • homoseksualist, homoseksualAzerbaijani
  • гамасексуальны, гей, гомасексуальны, лесбія́нка, гамасэксуалі́стBelarusian
  • гей, хомосексуали́ст, хомосексуаленBulgarian
  • heñvelrevelBreton
  • homosexualCatalan, Valencian
  • homosexuální, homosexuálCzech
  • gwrywgydiwrWelsh
  • homoseksuelDanish
  • Homosexuelle, Homosexueller, homosexuellGerman
  • ομοφυλόφιλος, λεσβία, ομοφυλόφιληGreek
  • samseksemulo, samseksema, gejoEsperanto
  • homosexualSpanish
  • homoseksuaalEstonian
  • homosexualBasque
  • هموسکسوئل, همجنس‌گراPersian
  • homo, homoseksuaali, homoseksualisti, homo-, homoseksuaalinenFinnish
  • samkyndurFaroese
  • homosexuel, lesbienne, homosexuelleFrench
  • homaighnéasachIrish
  • co-sheòrsach, co-ghnèitheach, gèidhScottish Gaelic
  • הוֹמוֹסֶקסוּאָלHebrew
  • समलैंगिकHindi
  • homoszexuálisHungarian
  • համասեռամոլArmenian
  • homosexualInterlingua
  • homosexIndonesian
  • hommi, samkynhneigðurIcelandic
  • omosessualeItalian
  • 同性愛者, ホモセクシャル, レス, ゲイJapanese
  • гомосексуалистKazakh
  • suiaaqatiminoortartoqKalaallisut, Greenlandic
  • មនុស្សប្រតិព័ទ្ធ មនុស្សភេទដូចគ្នា, ខ្ទើយKhmer
  • 同性愛者, 게이, 동성애자Korean
  • гомосексуалист, кумсаKyrgyz
  • homosexualisLatin
  • ກະເທີຍLao
  • homoseksuali, homoseksualas, homoseksualė, homoseksualusLithuanian
  • homoseksuāls, gejsLatvian
  • takāpui, tōingo, takatāpui tāne, takatāpui wahine, takatāpuiMāori
  • хо́мосексуалец, геј, ле́збејкаMacedonian
  • гомосексMongolian
  • omosesswaliMaltese
  • ဂေးBurmese
  • homoseksueel, van de verkeerde kant, homoDutch
  • homoseksuell, homofil, homse, homoNorwegian
  • nádleehNavajo, Navaho
  • gej, homoseksualny, lesbijka, homoseksualistaPolish
  • homossexual, gay, homoPortuguese
  • homosexualRomanian
  • гей, гомосексуали́ст, гомосексуальный, гомосексуа́л, ле́сби, гомик, гомосе́к, лесбия́нкаRussian
  • समलिङ्गकामिन्Sanskrit
  • homofiila, homoseksuálaNorthern Sami
  • геј, homoseksualan, лезбо, gej, хомосексуалац, homoseksualac, хомосексуалан, лезбејка, lezbo, lezbejkaSerbo-Croatian
  • homosexuálSlovak
  • homoseksuálca, homoseksuálecSlovene
  • homoseksual, homoAlbanian
  • homosexuell, homoSwedish
  • ҳамҷинсгароTajik
  • เกย์, แต๋ว, ตุ๊ด, ลักเพศThai
  • gomoseksualTurkmen
  • lezbiyen, eşcinsel, gey, homoseksüel, eş cinselTurkish
  • гей, гомосексуалі́ст, гомосексуальний, лесбія́нка, лесбі́йка, ґейUkrainian
  • ہم جنس پرستUrdu
  • gey, gomoseksualistUzbek
  • đồng tính, đồng tính luyến ái, giao hợp với người đồng tínhVietnamese
  • האָמאָסעקסואַלYiddish

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