antisexual
Etymology
From anti- + sexual.
antisexual means opposing or disapproving of sexual intercourse. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
adj
- Opposing or disapproving of sexual intercourse.“But as the Church through the centuries grew in power and scope - with its monks and their mutilations and asceticisms, and its celibate clergy, and its absolute refusal to recognize the sexual meaning of its own acclaimed symbols (like the Cross, the three fingers of Benediction, the Fleur de Lys and so forth) - it more and more consistently defined itself as anti-sexual in its outlook, and stood”
- Suppressing or reducing sexual desire; anaphrodisiac.“Among this group are the solanacei alkaloids, that have a decided anti-sexual tendency. Such plants and similar anaphrodisiacs were often used, especially in the Middle Ages, to promote asceticism and, in the case of monks, to diminish fleshly desires.”
noun
- One who is opposed to sex or to (teaching, researching, expressing, etc) sexuality.“For quotations using this term, see Citations:antisexual.”