Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Transmitted by sexual intercourse.
- adjective Of or relating to a sexually transmitted disease.
- adjective Of or relating to sexual intercourse.
- adjective Of or relating to the genitals.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to venery, or sexual intercourse: as, venereal desire.
- Arising from or connected with sexual intercourse: as, venereal disease; venereal virus or poison.
- Adapted to the cure of venereal diseases: as, venereal medicines.
- Fitted to excite venereal desire; aphrodisiac.
- Of or pertaining to copper, which was formerly called by chemists Venus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) The venereal disease; syphilis.
- adjective Of or pertaining to venery, or sexual love; relating to sexual intercourse.
- adjective Arising from sexual intercourse
- adjective Adapted to the cure of venereal diseases.
- adjective Adapted to excite venereal desire; aphrodisiac.
- adjective obsolete Consisting of, or pertaining to, copper, formerly called by chemists
Venus .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
sexually transmitted . - adjective of or relating to
sexual intercourse ,lust , or thegenitals . - adjective that which excites sexual desire;
aphrodisiac . - adjective obsolete of or relating to
copper .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to the external sex organs
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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(She will find this especially creepy if she specializes in venereal diseases or in the condition known colloquially as “black hairy tongue.”)
What’s Your Problem? 2009
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(She will find this especially creepy if she specializes in venereal diseases or in the condition known colloquially as “black hairy tongue.”)
What’s Your Problem? 2009
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In other words, the “discharge” does not refer to an emission of semen or to a wound from which blood or pus flows, but it refers to a venereal disease that causes a constant excretion of fluid from the genitals.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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In other words, the “discharge” does not refer to an emission of semen or to a wound from which blood or pus flows, but it refers to a venereal disease that causes a constant excretion of fluid from the genitals.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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In other words, the “discharge” does not refer to an emission of semen or to a wound from which blood or pus flows, but it refers to a venereal disease that causes a constant excretion of fluid from the genitals.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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(She will find this especially creepy if she specializes in venereal diseases or in the condition known colloquially as “black hairy tongue.”)
What’s Your Problem? 2009
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In other words, the “discharge” does not refer to an emission of semen or to a wound from which blood or pus flows, but it refers to a venereal disease that causes a constant excretion of fluid from the genitals.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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John Roberton, a surgeon of dubious qualification who practiced as a specialist in venereal diseases in Edinburgh and London, was involved in a public debate with Edinburgh surgeons, including John and William Hunter and his archrival, Matthew Baillie.
Feminist Utopianism and Female Sexuality in Joanna Baillies Comedies 2008
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And there's an ancient law that says you can't actually mention the word venereal disease or print it in public.
Richard Branson's life at 30,000 feet Richard Branson 2007
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I was prosecuted under the 1889 Venereal Diseases Act.and the 1916 Indecent Advertisements Act. On the first occasion for mentioning the word venereal disease in public, which -- we had a center where we would help young people who had problems.
Richard Branson's life at 30,000 feet Richard Branson 2007
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