| 单词 | fornication |
| 释义 | fornication (once / 5615 pages) n Fornication is a word for sex, especially sex that takes place outside of marriage. In some religions, fornication is considered a sin. This is not the kind of word friends use when sitting around talking about sex. This is an old-fashioned word that you can definitely spot in the Bible and other holy books, because it refers to sex that is considered wrong because it is not between a man and a wife. So in the original sense, fornication is a synonym for adultery. But people also humorously use fornication to mean any kind of sex at all. WORD FAMILYfornication: fornications+/fornicate: fornicated, fornicates, fornicating, fornication, fornicator/fornicator: fornicators USAGE EXAMPLES“Or maybe fornication should be permitted all priests once in a while. Say, once a month?” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) The court’s ruling, Scalia said, has “called into question … state laws against bigamy, same-sex marriage, adult incest, prostitution, masturbation, adultery, fornication, bestiality and obscenity.” Los Angeles Times(Nov 18, 2016) The kingdom’s clerics warn that it could lead to fornication, adultery, broken homes, children born of unmarried couples and full-blown societal collapse. New York Times(Jul 10, 2016) 1n voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other Hyper extramarital sex, free love sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another 2n extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations Syn|Hyper adultery, criminal conversation extramarital sex, free love sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another |
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