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Fornication

/ˌfɔɹnɪˈkeɪʃən/

Sexual intercourse by people who are not married, or which is considered illicit in another way.

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📖 Definitions of "Fornication"

noun

1
Sexual intercourse by people who are not married, or which is considered illicit in another way.
2
Sexual intercourse in general; sex.

🔄 Synonyms of "Fornication"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
adulterynoun	(strictly) Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse. See more synonyms at Thesaurus:cuckoldry
criminal conversationnoun	(law) Unlawful sexual intercourse with a married person; adultery; a common law tort arising from adultery, abolished in many jurisdictions.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fornication"

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Word	Definition
adulterynoun	(strictly) Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse. See more synonyms at Thesaurus:cuckoldry
criminal conversationnoun	(law) Unlawful sexual intercourse with a married person; adultery; a common law tort arising from adultery, abolished in many jurisdictions.
scortationnoun	(obsolete) lewdness, fornication
sinnoun	(theology) A violation of divine will or religious law.
antenuptialnoun	Synonym of prenuptial (“a prenuptial agreement”).
bawdrynoun	Obscenity; filthy, unchaste language.
fuckerynoun	(vulgar, slang, uncountable) Nonsense, bullshit, or underhanded trickery.
infidelitynoun	Unfaithfulness in a marriage or an intimate (sexual or romantic) relationship: practice or instance of having a sexual or romantic affair with someone other than one's spouse, without the consent of the spouse.
crime against naturenoun	(law) Any of various sexual deviations that, at one time or another, have been considered to be so unnatural as to be illegal.
whoremongerynoun	(more generally) The act of engaging in illicit sexual relations.
sodomynoun	(in particular) Anal sex.
perversionnoun	The state of being perverted; depravity; vice.
abusenoun	Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.
perfidynoun	A state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust.
strayingverb	The act of one who strays; deviation or sin, often sexual infidelity.
liaisonnoun	Communication between two parties or groups.
adultrynoun	Obsolete form of adultery. [(strictly) Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse. See more synonyms at Thesaurus:cuckoldry]
pornoactionnoun	(Indonesia, law) Any actions, behaviors, or forms of dress considered immoral in public due to sexual mores.
den of iniquitynoun	A place of immoral behavior, often of a sexual type.
immoralitynoun	(uncountable) The state or quality of being immoral; vice.