Among other peoples the defloration of the virgin--sometimes even of female babies--is accomplished by idols constructed for this purpose.
It is the same in Senegambia, where the tribal chief practices the defloration of virgins as one of his official duties and receives presents in return.
In some cases, among the Todas of South India for example, the defloration takes place shortly before the girl reaches the age of puberty (Rivers, The Todas, p.
A girl may suffer most severely, alike morally and socially, even though defloration has not been effected.
After defloration its remnants persist in the form of small prominences around the margin of the vaginal inlet (carunculæ myrtiformes).
Certain investigators have studied the question at what age deflorationhad been effected in women leading a life of prostitution, and have ascertained that in many cases this had taken place in childhood.
Martineau[118] reports cases in which defloration had been effected at the age of nine or ten years.
Defloration and rape are distinct species of lust, for each of them in its very concept includes a special and notable deformity not found in other species of impurity.
Defloration is unlawful carnal knowledge of a woman who is virginal in body (1488 a).
Noble and beautiful customs: Compulsory defloration of young girls, as a result of the belief that a girl who died a virgin could not enter heaven!
The extreme psychic importance of the manner in which the act of defloration is accomplished is strongly emphasized by Adler.
Among the Binbinga, Anula and Mara tribes the ritualdefloration seems not to be a marriage ceremony, i.
In the main these ceremonies consisted of a ritual defloration of the girl by men standing to her in a definite relationship.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "defloration" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: abuse; betrayal; rape; ravage; ravishment; ruin; seduction; taking; violation
