Hmmm ... methinks Fr. Bower might best take a peek at the Oxford dictionary ... like defamation ??
The Oxford Dictionary
Definition of sodomite in English:
sodomite
NOUN
A person who engages in anal intercourse.
Origin
Middle English (in the sense ‘sodomy’): via Old French from late Latin Sodomita, from Greek Sodomitēs ‘inhabitant of Sodom’.
Pronunciation
sodomite/ˈsɒdəmʌɪt/
Definition of defamation in English:
defamation
NOUN
mass noun
The action of damaging the good reputation of someone; slander or libel.
‘she sued him for defamation’
Pronunciation
defamation/ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/
