perversion

perversion
perversion late 14c., "action of turning aside from truth, corruption, distortion" (originally of religious beliefs), from PERVERT (Cf. pervert) (v.). Psychological sense of "disorder of sexual behavior in which satisfaction is sought through channels other than those of normal heterosexual intercourse" is from 1892, originally including homosexuality.
Perversions are defined as unnatural acts, acts contrary to nature, bestial, abominable, and detestable. Such laws are interpretable only in accordance with the ancient tradition of the English common law which ... is committed to the doctrine that no sexual activity is justifiable unless its objective is procreation. [A.C. Kinsey, et.al., "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male," 1948]

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  • perversion — [ pɛrvɛrsjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1444; lat. perversio 1 ♦ Littér. Action de pervertir; changement en mal. ⇒ dépravation. Perversion des mœurs, des coutumes. ⇒ corruption, dérèglement. Perversion du goût artistique. ⇒ altération. 2 ♦ Psychol. Déviation des… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • perversión — sustantivo femenino 1. Conducta contraria a la razón o al orden esperado, especialmente en lo referente a la moral: La perversión de su manera de vivir es un mal ejemplo. La perversión de los dirigentes no conduce a nada bueno. perversión sexual… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • Perversion — is a concept describing those types of human behavior that are perceived to be a serious deviation from what is considered to be orthodox or normal. Although it can refer to varying forms of deviation, it is most often used to describe sexual… …   Wikipedia

  • perversión — f. med. Alteración morbosa de una función normal. Medical Dictionary. 2011. perversión 1. cualquier …   Diccionario médico

  • Perversion — Per*ver sion, n. [L. perversio: cf. F. perversion. See {Pervert}.] The act of perverting, or the state of being perverted; a turning from truth or right; a diverting from the true intent or object; a change to something worse; a turning or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Perversion — (lat.), Verdrehung, Verschlimmerung …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Perversion — Perversion, lat. deutsch, Verdrehung; Perversität, Verkehrtheit …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • perversion — I noun abasement, aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, abnormality, abomination, abuse, baseness, contamination, corruptio, corruption, debasement, debauchery, defilement, degradation, demoralization, depravatio, depravation, depravity, evil… …   Law dictionary

  • perversion — [n] sexual abnormality aberration, anomaly, corruption, debauchery, deviance, fetish, immorality, kink*, kinkiness, sexual deviation; concept 545 …   New thesaurus

  • perversión — (Del lat. perversĭo, ōnis). f. Acción y efecto de pervertir …   Diccionario de la lengua española

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