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Ve*ne"re*al (?), a. [L. venereus, venerius, fr. Venus, Veneris, Venus, the goddess of love. See Venerate.] 1. Of or pertaining to venery, or sexual love; relating to sexual intercourse.

Into the snare I fell
Of fair, fallacious looks, venereal trains,
Softened with pleasure and voluptuous life.
Milton.

2. (Med.) (a) Arising from sexual intercourse; as, a venereal disease; venereal virus or poison. (b) Adapted to the cure of venereal diseases; as, venereal medicines.

3. Adapted to excite venereal desire; aphrodisiac.

4. Consisting of, or pertaining to, copper, formerly called by chemists Venus. [Obs.] Boyle.

Ve*ne"re*al, n. (Med.) The venereal disease; syphilis.

Ve*ne"re*al (?), a. [L. venereus, venerius, fr. Venus, Veneris, Venus, the goddess of love. See Venerate.] 1. Of or pertaining to venery, or sexual love; relating to sexual intercourse.

Into the snare I fell
Of fair, fallacious looks, venereal trains,
Softened with pleasure and voluptuous life.
Milton.

2. (Med.) (a) Arising from sexual intercourse; as, a venereal disease; venereal virus or poison. (b) Adapted to the cure of venereal diseases; as, venereal medicines.

3. Adapted to excite venereal desire; aphrodisiac.

4. Consisting of, or pertaining to, copper, formerly called by chemists Venus. [Obs.] Boyle.

Ve*ne"re*al, n. (Med.) The venereal disease; syphilis.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • sexually transmitted
  • of or related to sexual intercourse
  • of or related to the genitals
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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