# shunamitism

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The ancient practice of an old man sleeping with, but not necessarily having sex with, a young virgin to preserve his youth.

## Etymology
From Shunamite + -ism, after Abishag, a Shunamite woman who served this purpose for David.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shunamitism