The word today is Sapphic
Sapphic is a word whose meaning is currently undergoing a metamorphosis, similar to the word gay (frivolity and light hearted fun) that came to be a collective meaning for the homosexual lifestyles of many sections of many societies. GAY has been expressed to me as "Good As You".
Sapphic is becoming a collective term for things related to the love or adoration of women and womanhood; it's use is not exclusively in the hands of the LGBQT+ fraternity.
Sapphic is an adjective and from my research means the following:
- 4 line poetry in the style of ancient Greek female, Saffo, from Lesbos.
- Saffo wrote poems of passion for women. Such work is Sapphic.
Sapphic in modern times is acknowledged to mean the following:
- Relating to love or admiration of women, not necessarily sexual lesbianism.
- An umbrella term grouping individuals who cannot or do not practice binary sex(uality).
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A person, organisation, belief system, object, or media promoting women, sometimes in a sexual way, is said to be Sapphic.
This entry confused me (65 year old straight/binary male), but start your exploration with a few starters: This or this, or this and this.
There is an index of words of the day.
If you are brave or foolish enough to dig into the different types of words in English, try this.
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