1
: a castrated man placed in charge of a harem or employed as a chamberlain in a palace
2
: a man or boy deprived of the testes or external genitals
3
: one that lacks virility or power
political eunuchs
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Health Voluntary eunuchs: Why do some men choose castration?
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
Jinshi is actually the emperor’s younger brother and is merely using being a eunuch as cover.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 31 May 2024
Jinshi is presented as one of the court’s many eunuchs who surprisingly handles very important business that keeps the royal palace functioning smoothly.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 31 May 2024
Jesus says in the Gospel of Matthew that some men are born eunuchs.
—Ruth Graham, New York Times, 17 May 2024
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
Jinshi is actually the emperor’s younger brother and is merely using being a eunuch as cover.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 31 May 2024
Jinshi is presented as one of the court’s many eunuchs who surprisingly handles very important business that keeps the royal palace functioning smoothly.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 31 May 2024
Jesus says in the Gospel of Matthew that some men are born eunuchs.
—Ruth Graham, New York Times, 17 May 2024
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