fornication in English dictionary

  • fornication

    Meanings and definitions of "fornication"

    • sexual intercourse, especially on the part of an unmarried person.
    • (law) The act of such illicit sexual intercourse between a man and a woman which does not by law amount to adultery.
    • noun
      Sexual intercourse, especially on the part of an unmarried person.
    • noun
      (law)
      The act of such illicit sexual intercourse between a man and a woman which does not by law amount to adultery.
    • sexual intercourse, especially on the part of an unmarried person
    • noun
      extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations; "adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce"
    • noun
      voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other

    Synonyms of "fornication" in English dictionary

    free love, criminal conversation, adultery are the top synonyms of "fornication" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of fornication

    • fornication ( plural  fornications)
    • fornication (countable and uncountable, plural fornications)

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