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fornication
/ˌfɔɹnɪˈkeɪʃən/
noun 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
major
VERB + FORNICATION
act, committed, forbids
FORNICATION + NOUN
idolatry, lasciviousness, uncleanness
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
Sexual intercourse by people who are not married to each other, or which is considered illicit in another way.
FRIAR BARNARDINE. Thou hast committed— BARABAS. Fornication: but that was in another country; And besides, the wench is dead.
I am the sister of one Claudio, Condemned upon the act of fornication To lose his head, condemned by Angelo
2
Sexual intercourse in general; sex.
For a moment he stared at the back of the Lascar, wondering if he were the youth that he had disturbed during fornication with his Engineer, then dismissed all thoughts of the previous night, he was getting old, and suspicious, what did it matter […]
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Synonyms
noun — extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes w
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Idioms & Phrases
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FRIAR BARNARDINE. Thou hast committed— BARABAS. Fornication: but that was in another country; And besides, the wench is dead.
Wiktionary02
I am the sister of one Claudio, Condemned upon the act of fornication To lose his head, condemned by Angelo
Wiktionary03
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, En
Wiktionary04
Fornication is forbidden in many religions.
Tatoeba · #742458005
Fornication is forbidden in Islam.
Tatoeba · #826584106
Fornication is a major sin in Islam.
Tatoeba · #8271611Usage Notes
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