philerast

== English == === Alternative forms === philerastes === Etymology === From Ancient Greek φιλεραστής (philerastḗs), from φίλ(ος) (phíl(os), “dear”, “friend”) or φιλ(έω) (phil(éō), “I love”) + ἐραστής (erastḗs, “lover”) (compare the English cognates phil- + erast(es)); φιλεραστής (philerastḗs) was used by Plato in his Symposium as an alternative to ἐρώμενος (erṓmenos, “eromenos”), to imply greater equitability and reciprocity and to avoid the latter term’s denotational passivity. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: fĭʹlərăst, IPA(key): /ˈfɪləɹast/ (US) enPR: fĭʹlərăst', IPA(key): /ˈfɪləˌɹæst/ === Noun === philerast (plural philerasts) (chiefly in historical usage pertaining to Ancient Greece) A boy who feels philia or more specifically anterōs, for his paederastic lover. 1997: “Leo”, uk.politics.misc (Google group): Broome House: Paedophiles, the 31st day of August at 8 o’clock a.m. [The Ancient Greeks] also had a word which can be rendered ‘philerast’, meaning a boy who loves his lover. For more examples of the usage of this term see this entry’s citations page as well as the citations page for philerast. ==== Usage notes ==== In the intended meaning, the form of love (anterōs) which a philerast feels for his erastes emphatically does not derive from sexual desire (although it may have a physical component). ==== Synonyms ==== (the junior partner in a paederastic relationship): beloved, boy, catamite, darling, erōmenos, pais ==== Derived terms ==== philerastic philerasty ==== References ==== === Anagrams === prelatish