noun
- opposition to or rejection of sexual activity, sexual expression, or sexuality in general
Usage: often used in academic or social contexts to describe ideological positions or movements
Examples
- Some religious traditions have historically promoted antisexuality as a path to spiritual purity.
- The activist group's antisexuality stance rejected mainstream cultural attitudes toward sexual behavior.
- Scholars debated whether the movement's antisexuality was rooted in moral philosophy or social conservatism.
- The novel explored the protagonist's antisexuality and her struggle to fit into a sexually liberated society.
- Antisexuality in certain monastic orders was considered essential to religious devotion.