incest

[ in-sest ]

/ ˈɪn sɛst /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR incest ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

sexual intercourse between closely related persons.

the crime of sexual intercourse, cohabitation, or marriage between persons within the degrees of consanguinity or affinity wherein marriage is legally forbidden.

Origin of incest

1175–1225; Middle English <Latin incestus (noun) sexual impurity, derivative of incestus (adj.) profane, sexually impure (in-in-³ + -cestus combining form of castuschaste), by analogy with v. nouns derived with -tus

Words nearby incest

inceptisol, inceptive, incertitude, incessant, incessantly, incest, incestuous, inch, inch along, in character, in charge

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Example sentences from the Web for incest

Incest and the foulest vices were bad enough, but witchcraft was worse.
Witch Stories|E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn) Linton
Incest, which is peculiarly the crime of the weak, the wretched and the poor, has a somewhat different origin.
Crime: Its Cause and Treatment|Clarence Darrow
Incest and infanticide are as common among them as among the lower animals.
The Earl of Beaconsfield|James Anthony Froude
Incest is the marrying or cohabiting together as husband and wife, of persons related to each other within certain degrees.
The Government Class Book|Andrew W. Young

Incest is, like many other incorrect things, a very poetical circumstance.
The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 4|Lord Byron

British Dictionary definitions for incest

incest

/ (ˈɪnsɛst) /

noun

sexual intercourse between two persons commonly regarded as too closely related to marry

Word Origin for incest

C13: from Latin incestus incest (from adj: impure, defiled), from in- 1 + castus chaste

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for incest

incest

Sexual relations between relatives who are forbidden by law to marry; for example, between father and daughter or mother and son.

notes for incest

Though each society has its own system for determining the range of people who fall into this category, every society has an incest taboo of some sort.

Medical definitions for incest

incest

[ ĭn′sĕst′ ]

n.

Sexual relations between persons who are so closely related that their marriage is illegal or forbidden by custom.

The statutory crime of sexual relations with such a near relative.

单词	incest
释义	incest [ in-sest ] / ˈɪn sɛst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR incest ON THESAURUS.COM noun sexual intercourse between closely related persons. the crime of sexual intercourse, cohabitation, or marriage between persons within the degrees of consanguinity or affinity wherein marriage is legally forbidden. Origin of incest 1175–1225; Middle English <Latin incestus (noun) sexual impurity, derivative of incestus (adj.) profane, sexually impure (in-in-³ + -cestus combining form of castuschaste), by analogy with v. nouns derived with -tus Words nearby incest inceptisol, inceptive, incertitude, incessant, incessantly, incest, incestuous, inch, inch along, in character, in charge Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for incest Incest and the foulest vices were bad enough, but witchcraft was worse. Witch Stories\|E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn) Linton Incest, which is peculiarly the crime of the weak, the wretched and the poor, has a somewhat different origin. Crime: Its Cause and Treatment\|Clarence Darrow Incest and infanticide are as common among them as among the lower animals. The Earl of Beaconsfield\|James Anthony Froude Incest is the marrying or cohabiting together as husband and wife, of persons related to each other within certain degrees. The Government Class Book\|Andrew W. Young Incest is, like many other incorrect things, a very poetical circumstance. The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 4\|Lord Byron British Dictionary definitions for incest incest / (ˈɪnsɛst) / noun sexual intercourse between two persons commonly regarded as too closely related to marry Word Origin for incest C13: from Latin incestus incest (from adj: impure, defiled), from in- 1 + castus chaste Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to incest interbreeding Cultural definitions for incest incest Sexual relations between relatives who are forbidden by law to marry; for example, between father and daughter or mother and son. notes for incest Though each society has its own system for determining the range of people who fall into this category, every society has an incest taboo of some sort. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for incest incest [ ĭn′sĕst′ ] n. Sexual relations between persons who are so closely related that their marriage is illegal or forbidden by custom. The statutory crime of sexual relations with such a near relative. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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incest

noun

Origin of incest

Words nearby incest

Example sentences from the Web for incest

British Dictionary definitions for incest

noun

Word Origin for incest

Words related to incest

Cultural definitions for incest

notes for incest

Medical definitions for incest

n.