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FORNICATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
Example:
adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce
Synonyms:
adultery; criminal conversation; fornication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("fornication" is a kind of...):
extramarital sex; free love (sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("fornication" is a kind of...):
extramarital sex; free love (sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another)
Derivation:
fornicate (have sex without being married)
