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As nouns the difference between sexual and pornophobia

is that sexual is (biology) a species which reproduces by sexual rather than asexual reproduction, or a member of such a species while pornophobia is dislike, disapproval, fear, intolerance, or animosity and hatred toward sexuality, pornography, nakedness, nude art, and sexual imagery or text.

As an adjective sexual

is of or relating to having sex, sexual acts and sexual reproduction.

sexual

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or relating to having sex, sexual acts and sexual reproduction.
  • Of or relating to gender.
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  • Of or relating to sexuality; not asexual.
  • * 1994 , Purity & passion (ISBN 0802471307), page 67:
    • We don't often think of Jesus as a sexual' person, but He certainly was not asexual. He was not just God on earth. He was fully human and He was ' sexual , single, and celibate.
  • Of or relating to sexual orientations, sexual identity or preferences with respect to sexual intercourse

    • Derived terms

    * nonsexual * sexuality * sexualism * sexually * sexual politics * subsexual

    Related terms

    * sex

    See also

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) A species which reproduces by sexual rather than asexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.
  • (LGBT) A person who experiences attraction, a person who has interest in or desire for sex (especially as contrasted with an asexual).

    • Antonyms

    * (biology) asexual * (person) asexual

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    pornophobia

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Dislike, disapproval, fear, intolerance, or animosity and hatred toward sexuality, pornography, nakedness, nude art, and sexual imagery or text
  • * 1968 Quest
    • Fear of pronography, or 'pornophobia' as I choose to call it, is a terribly unbalancing mental condition.
  • * 1995 Read, reason, write
    • The Perils of Pornophobia Nadine Strossen Earning her law degree at Harvard University
  • * 2004 Unrepentant Whore
    • I don't want to fight my sisters, and pornophobia is not quite a recognized social ill at this point, so I just better relax.
  • * 2007 Pornology
    • “Pornophobic ?” That's his response to my impassioned arguments about why porn is anti-feminist and misogynistic?
    Some feminists laugh at claims of pornophobia for their opposition to porn and art, but this is something third wave feminists do recognize.
  • Fear of prostitutes
  • * 1994 Uncontrollable Bodies
    • Pornophobia means the fear of prostitutes.
    A lot of medics from Asia and Africa bring backward attitudes with them into the workplace leading to poor treatment of sex workers because of their pornophobia making them uncomfortable dealing and effectively discussing important medical concerns such as condom usage, STD treatment, and prevention.

    Derived terms

    * pornophobe * pornophobic