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  • adjective Relating to or characteristic of erotophobia or erotophobes.

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Examples

  • I'm also not sure why Jesus' conception by the Holy Spirit is "erotophobic," and the actual Immaculate Conception is a Roman Catholic-only doctrine; the Protestants who are angry about the movie don't hold that doctrine.

    Philocrites: UU 'Da Vinci' watch: Dogma bites soundbite. 2006

  • Unfortunately we live in a North American society that is very much erotophobic and controlled by Christian groups.

    ‘Wikipedia for Porn’ launches, should parents worry? | Sync Blog 2009

  • When we examine the Old Testament, the anti-sexual erotophobic nature of the Judaeo-Christian tradition becomes immediately clear.

    Christianity's Persecution of Gays: Historical Bigotry 2007

  • This erotophobic attitude of the ancient Hebrews was intensified to an even greater extreme in Christianity.

    Christianity's Persecution of Gays: Historical Bigotry 2007

  • Christianity's Persecution of Gays: Historical Bigotry yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Christianity\'s Persecution of Gays: Historical Bigotry'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: Christianity is intrinsically erotophobic and homophobic.'

    Christianity's Persecution of Gays: Historical Bigotry 2007

  • There is built into the story an erotophobic emphasis.

    Philocrites: UU 'Da Vinci' watch: Dogma bites soundbite. 2006

  • PT affirms that 'equality is not enough' and that 'the lofty ideals of queer liberation and sexual freedom' need to be recovered by gays in order to be able to liberate the rest of us from 'the more general erotophobic and sex-negative nature of contemporary culture, which also harms heterosexuals'.

    Stand Firm 2010

  • For many it may not matter if they are erotophilic or erotophobic, but being labelled as either type can say a lot about your sexual state and your sex life.

    rediff.com 2009

  • A study has found that being erotophobic is linked with the belief in sex myths and the transmission of misinformation to others.

    rediff.com 2009

  • Survivors of sexual abuse and trauma may be, understandably, erotophobic.

    rediff.com 2009

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