fornication

noun

for·ni·ca·tion ˌfȯr-nə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce fornication (audio)

: consensual (see consensual sense 2) sexual intercourse between two persons not married to each other compare adultery

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What’s the difference between adultery and fornication?

In case you were wondering, the words adultery and adult are not etymologically related (in other words, adultery didn’t grow out of adult in the way that punditry grew out of pundit). Although both words come from Latin and share the same first five letters, adultery is from adulterāre (“to pollute, defile, commit adultery”), a word formed ultimately from the Latin elements ad- “to, near” and alter “other.” English adult comes from adultus, which is the past participle of the Latin word adolescere (“to grow up”).

In legal use there is a difference between adultery and fornication. Adultery is only used when at least one of the parties involved (either male or female) is married, whereas fornication may be used to describe two people who are unmarried (to each other or anyone else) engaging in consensual sexual intercourse.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web His lover was a married woman, Donna Lucrezia Castelli, and their clandestine fornication, some of it alfresco, produced a child.

Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022 Because my kids who were very innocent, had some hilarious commentary of, of the, the bear the bears fornication.

Laura Johnston, cleveland, 17 June 2022 Unwed mothers were being thrown in jail on the charge of fornication.

Ryan D'agostino, Men's Health, 8 June 2022 Bevel was convicted of unlawful fornication; pursuant to the recommendation of the jury, which could have sentenced him to anywhere from 5 to 20 years, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined $50,000.

al, 26 May 2022 The loitering and weed smoking and fresh-air fornication wasn’t all that long ago; Harlow is just 24 years old, with his teenage texts still in his phone.

Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2022 In 1973, a county prosecutor charged Sole and Deep Sleep actors Joseph Rose and Kim Pope with violations of New Jersey’s fornication law.

Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2022 Brozio has since graduated from the University of Strathclyde, but much of her PhD thesis was devoted to brewing the individual foam ingredients from scratch without the need for froggy fornication.

Raleigh Mcelvery, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2021 Wells, a lecturer at Southern Utah University, says Mormon councils were convened largely for three reasons: property disputes; marital infractions, including polygamy, fornication and adultery; and theological differences.

The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 June 2021 See More

Legal Definition

fornication

noun

for·ni·ca·tion ˌfȯr-nə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce fornication (audio)

: consensual sexual intercourse between a man and especially single woman who are not married to each other

also : the crime of engaging in fornication compare adultery

Note: Where still considered a crime, fornication is classified as a misdemeanor.

单词	fornication
释义	fornication noun for·ni·ca·tion ˌfȯr-nə-ˈkā-shən : consensual (see consensual sense 2) sexual intercourse between two persons not married to each other compare adultery Did you know? What’s the difference between adultery and fornication? In case you were wondering, the words adultery and adult are not etymologically related (in other words, adultery didn’t grow out of adult in the way that punditry grew out of pundit). Although both words come from Latin and share the same first five letters, adultery is from adulterāre (“to pollute, defile, commit adultery”), a word formed ultimately from the Latin elements ad- “to, near” and alter “other.” English adult comes from adultus, which is the past participle of the Latin word adolescere (“to grow up”). In legal use there is a difference between adultery and fornication. Adultery is only used when at least one of the parties involved (either male or female) is married, whereas fornication may be used to describe two people who are unmarried (to each other or anyone else) engaging in consensual sexual intercourse. Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web His lover was a married woman, Donna Lucrezia Castelli, and their clandestine fornication, some of it alfresco, produced a child. Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022 Because my kids who were very innocent, had some hilarious commentary of, of the, the bear the bears fornication. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 17 June 2022 Unwed mothers were being thrown in jail on the charge of fornication. Ryan D'agostino, Men's Health, 8 June 2022 Bevel was convicted of unlawful fornication; pursuant to the recommendation of the jury, which could have sentenced him to anywhere from 5 to 20 years, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined $50,000. al, 26 May 2022 The loitering and weed smoking and fresh-air fornication wasn’t all that long ago; Harlow is just 24 years old, with his teenage texts still in his phone. Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2022 In 1973, a county prosecutor charged Sole and Deep Sleep actors Joseph Rose and Kim Pope with violations of New Jersey’s fornication law. Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2022 Brozio has since graduated from the University of Strathclyde, but much of her PhD thesis was devoted to brewing the individual foam ingredients from scratch without the need for froggy fornication. Raleigh Mcelvery, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2021 Wells, a lecturer at Southern Utah University, says Mormon councils were convened largely for three reasons: property disputes; marital infractions, including polygamy, fornication and adultery; and theological differences. The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 June 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition fornication noun for·ni·ca·tion ˌfȯr-nə-ˈkā-shən : consensual sexual intercourse between two persons not married to each other Legal Definition fornication noun for·ni·ca·tion ˌfȯr-nə-ˈkā-shən : consensual sexual intercourse between a man and especially single woman who are not married to each other also : the crime of engaging in fornication compare adultery Note: Where still considered a crime, fornication is classified as a misdemeanor. History and Etymology for fornication Late Latin fornicatio, from fornicare to have intercourse with prostitutes, from Latin fornic-, fornix arch, vault, brothel fornication noun as in sex Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance sex copulation coitus intercourse coition copulating mating lovemaking carnality sex act dalliance relations sexual relations sexuality sexual intercourse commerce coupling hanky-panky whoopee breeding congress insemination safe sex
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