サッフィズム

noun

sapphism; lesbianism

A literary or somewhat dated term for female homosexuality, derived from the poet Sappho. In modern Japanese, レズビアン or レズ are more common in everyday contexts.

• サッフィズムという言こと葉ばは、サッフォーに由ゆ来らいする。

  The word 'sapphism' derives from Sappho.