Pederast vs. Pedophilia: What's the Difference?
Pederast and Pedophilia Definitions
Pederast
A man who has sexual relations, especially anal intercourse, with a boy.
Pedophilia
The deriving of sexual gratification from sexual fantasies or acts involving a child.
Pederast
A man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy; a practitioner of pederasty.
Pedophilia
Sexual attraction to children by adults.
Pederast
One guilty of pederasty; a sodomite.
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Pedophilia
(by extension) Sexual activity between adults and children; the act of child molestation.
Pederast
A man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner
Pedophilia
A sexual perversion in which children rather than adults most strongly excite sexual desire, and are used as sexual partners.
Pedophilia
Sexual activity of an adult with a child