sext

¹

[ sekst ]

noun

, Ecclesiastical.

1. the fourth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the sixth hour of the day taken as noon.

sext

²

[ sekst ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to send someone a sexually explicit digital image, video, text message, or email, typically a photo of oneself, usually by cell phone.

noun

1. a sexually explicit digital image, text message, etc., sent to someone usually by cell phone.

Sext

¹

/ sɛkst /

noun

1. RC Church an official compilation of decretals issued by Boniface VIII in 1298 to supplement the five books of the Liber Extra. It forms part of the Corpus Juris Canonici In fullLiber Sextus

sext

²

/ sɛkst /

noun

1. RC Church the fourth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office or the prayers prescribed for it: originally the sixth hour of the day (noon)

Other Words From

• sext·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sext¹

1375–1425; late Middle English sexte, syxt < Medieval Latin sexta ( hōra ) sixth (hour)

Origin of sext²

2005–10; blend of sex ¹( def ) + text ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of sext¹

C15: from Church Latin sexta hōra the sixth hour

Example Sentences

For instance, sex education classes could add modules about dealing with sexual solicitation online or learning safer ways to “sext.”

From Scientific American

As evidence of the downturn, Mars compares some cherry-picked examples of epistolary smut with actual sexts she has solicited online.

From New York Times

"Let's just say that he's not going to ghost me for responding to his sexts with 'yes, chef,'" she said.

From Salon

Typically, the messages I received would start with a vulgar sext, sometimes an unwanted nude photo.

From New York Times

His scandals all played out through digital media, driven by an inexplicable compulsion to exchange sexts with women who liked him for his politics.

From New York Times