It was apparently not until the 20th century that the word began to be used to mean specifically "homosexual", although it had earlier acquired sexual connotations.

She's right to complain, since the term has acquired pejorative connotations after years of abuse by dubious practitioners.

Over time these terms acquired distinct connotations leading to the present difference in definition.

The number seven began to acquire supernatural connotations.

The word later acquired exalted religious connotations.

In fact, Denys did not like to use the word 'God' at all - probably because it had acquired such inadequate and anthropomorphic connotations.

So does the word "history," which acquired connotations of perpetual motion around the time that Modernism became a term for a fixed period in art.

However, this has acquired negative connotations and mostly been abandoned.

Although the character of Black Pete later came to acquire racial connotations, his origins were in the evil figure.

Instead, the word Hindu started to acquire religious connotations only after the arrival of Muslims.