Fornication

  • 31Fornication —    In every form of it was sternly condemned by the Mosaic law (Lev. 21:9; 19:29; Deut. 22:20, 21, 23 29; 23:18; Ex. 22:16). (See Adultery.)    But this word is more frequently used in a symbolical than in its ordinary sense. It frequently means… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 32fornication — Synonyms and related words: act of love, adultery, aphrodisia, ass, balling, carnal knowledge, climax, cohabitation, coition, coitus, coitus interruptus, commerce, concubinage, congress, connection, copula, copulation, coupling, criminal… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 33fornication — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. adultery, illicit intercourse, unlicensed intercourse, promiscuousness, extramarital sex, premarital sex, incontinence, carnality, lechery, unchastity, lewdness, lubricity, libidinousness, licentiousness, venery,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 34fornication — for·ni·ca·tion || ‚fÉ”rnɪ keɪʃn /‚fɔːn n. sexual intercourse between two people who are not married to each other …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 35fornication — n 1. copulation, coition. See coitus. 2.Bible. adultery, infidelity, unfaithfulness, cuckold ry 3.Bible. idolatry, idol worship, worship of false gods, worship of graven images …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 36fornication — for·ni·ca·tion …

    English syllables

  • 37fornication — See: fornicate …

    English dictionary

  • 38fornication —  Блуд …

    Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов

  • 39fornication — for•ni•ca•tion [[t]ˌfɔr nɪˈkeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) med voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons or two persons not married to each other 2) thl bib (in the Bible) a) adultery b) idolatry • Etymology: 1300–50; ME < LL… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 40fornication — /fɔnəˈkeɪʃən / (say fawnuh kayshuhn) noun 1. voluntary sexual intercourse between unmarried persons. 2. Bible a. adultery. b. idolatry. {Middle English fornicacion, from Old French} …