Fornication
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌfɔɹnɪˈkeɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fornication is a noun meaning (religion, law) Sexual intercourse by people who are not married to each other, or which is considered illicit in another way.
Meaning
(religion, law) Sexual intercourse by people who are not married to each other, or which is considered illicit in another way.
More Meanings
- (colloquial) Sexual intercourse in general; sex.
Example Sentences
Draw not near unto fornication; for it is wickedness, and an evil way
I am the sister of one Claudio, Condemned upon the act of fornication To lose his head, condemned by Angelo
FRIAR BARNARDINE. Thou hast committed— BARABAS. Fornication: but that was in another country; And besides, the wench is dead.
Thus, at Roxbury, 1678, Hanna Hopkins was censured in the church for fornication with her husband before marriage and for fleeing from justice into Rhode Island.
Word Forms
- fornications
Synonyms for fornication
Depending on context, synonyms include adultery.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include adultery, scortation, sin, antenuptial, bawdry, fuckery.
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