pedophilia
noun
pe·do·phil·ia
| \ ˌpe-də-ˈfi-lē-ə
, ˌpē-
\
, ˌpē-
\
Definition of pedophilia
: sexual perversion in which children are the preferred sexual object
specifically
: a psychiatric disorder in which an adult has sexual fantasies about or engages in sexual acts with a prepubescent child
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Other Words from pedophilia
pedophiliac
\ ˌpe-də-ˈfi-lē-ˌak
, ˌpē- \
or pedophilic \ ˌpe-də-ˈfi-lik
, ˌpē- \
adjective
, ˌpē- \
or pedophilic \ ˌpe-də-ˈfi-lik
, ˌpē- \
adjective
Examples of pedophilia in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Former deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein said Saturday on Twitter that preventing self-harm by people accused of pedophilia is difficult. — Anchorage Daily News, "What’s known and what’s next after Jeffrey Epstein’s death," 11 Aug. 2019 Former deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein said Saturday on Twitter that preventing self-harm by people accused of pedophilia is difficult. — al, "What’s known and what’s next after Jeffrey Epstein’s death," 11 Aug. 2019 Obviously, the victims of Clinton’s cannibalistic pedophilia would be additions to the body count. — Dylan Matthews, Vox, "The conspiracy theories about the Clintons and Jeffrey Epstein’s death, explained," 10 Aug. 2019 In India, rumors of child trafficking and pedophilia, spread on WhatsApp, have led to lynch mobs that killed at least 29 people. — Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz, "There’s a global movement of Facebook vigilantes who hunt pedophiles," 24 July 2019 Greer defended herself against accusations of pedophilia on national television. — Christopher Alessandrini, The New York Review of Books, "‘Boys Do It Better’: The Paintings of Louis Fratino," 18 May 2019 And while there were more investigations into incidents of pedophilia than in previous years, seven out of 10 cases ended up being shut down without an indictment. — Sam Sokol, sun-sentinel.com, "Child advocates blast systemic failures in Israel’s handling of sex abuse cases," 2 July 2019 At the request of a congressional candidate’s campaign, the San Joaquin County sheriff’s office doctored the image of a man arrested in a pedophilia sting — a move the sheriff now says was a mistake. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "Sheriff alters image from pedophile bust at Turlock candidate’s request," 19 June 2019 Perrault, a one-time pastor at St. Bernadette parish in Albuquerque, is one of many priests sent to New Mexico in the 1960s from around the country for treatment involving pedophilia. — Fox News, "Priest who fled America blamed sex abuse on cancer he didn't have, officials say," 26 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pedophilia.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for pedophilia
pedophilia
noun
pe·do·phil·ia
| \ ˌped-ə-ˈfil-ē-ə
, ˌpēd-
\
, ˌpēd-
\
variants:
or chiefly British paedophilia \ ˌpēd-
\
\
Medical Definition of pedophilia
: sexual perversion in which children are the preferred sexual object
specifically
: a psychiatric disorder in which an adult has sexual fantasies about or engages in sexual acts with a prepubescent child
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