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DictionarySeecohabitationlive in sin
live in sinTo live with a romantic partner outside of marriage. The phrase is used by those who consider such a situation sinful or those mocking such an assessment. Those two have been living in sin for years—I doubt they'll ever get married.See also: live, sinlive in sinto live with and have sex with someone to whom one is not married. (Sometimes serious and sometimes jocular.) Would you like to get married, or would you prefer that we live in sin for a few more years? Let's live in sin. There's no risk of divorce.See also: live, sinlive in sinCohabit outside marriage, as in Bill and Anne lived in sin for years before they got married. This term, dating from the early 1800s, is mostly used in a jocular fashion today, when customs and views are more liberal in this regard. Also see live together. See also: live, sinlive in sin live together as though married; cohabit. informal, datedSee also: live, sinlive in ˈsin (old-fashioned or humorous) live together and have a sexual relationship with somebody, without being married: Are you two married yet or are you still living in sin?See also: live, sin live in sin To cohabit in a sexual relationship without being married.See also: live, sinlive in sin, toTo cohabit outside marriage. This term from the early 1800s, is used mostly jocularly today, given society’s more liberal views. See also: liveLegalSeeCohabitation |