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.
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