Pederast vs. Pedophilia
Pederastnoun
A man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy; a practitioner of pederasty.
Pedophilianoun
Sexual attraction to children by adults.
Pederastnoun
One guilty of pederasty; a sodomite.
Pedophilianoun
Sexual activity between adults and children.
Pederastnoun
a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner
Pedophilianoun
A sexual perversion in which children rather than adults most strongly excite sexual desire, and are used as sexual partners.
Pedophilianoun
sexual activity of an adult with a child
Pedophilia
Pedophilia (alternatively spelt paedophilia) is a psychiatric disorder in which an adult or older adolescent experiences a primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children. Although girls typically begin the process of puberty at age 10 or 11, and boys at age 11 or 12, criteria for pedophilia extend the cut-off point for prepubescence to age 13.
