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FORNICATION

• FORNICATION (noun)
The noun FORNICATION has 2 senses:

1. voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other
2. extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations

Familiarity information: FORNICATION used as a noun is rare.

• FORNICATION (noun)

Sense 1

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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)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

adultery; criminal conversation; fornication

Context example:

adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce

Hypernyms ("fornication" is a kind of...):

extramarital sex; free love (sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another)

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