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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024for•ni•ca•tion (fôr′ni kā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - Medicinevoluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons or two persons not married to each other.
- Theology, Bible[Bible.]idolatry.
- Late Latin fornicātiōn- (stem of fornicātiō). See fornicate1, -ion
- 1300–50; Middle English fornicacioun
for•ni•ca•to•ry (fôr′ni kə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fornication /ˌfɔːnɪˈkeɪʃən/ n - voluntary sexual intercourse outside marriage
- sexual immorality in general, esp adultery
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024for•ni•cate1 /ˈfɔrnɪˌkeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -cat•ed, -cat•ing. - (of two persons not married to each other) to have voluntary sexual intercourse.
for•ni•ca•tion /ˌfɔrnɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024for•ni•cate1 (fôr′ni kāt′),USA pronunciation v.i., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. - to commit fornication.
- Late Latin fornicātus (past participle of fornicārī to consort with prostitutes), equivalent. to Latin fornic- (stem of fornix) arch, vault, basement, brothel + -ātus -ate1
- 1545–55
for′ni•ca′tor, n. for•ni•cate2 (fôr′ni kit, -kāt′),USA pronunciation adj. [Biol.]- Biologyarched or vaulted in form.
Also, for′ni•cat′ed. - Latin fornicātus, equivalent. to fornic- (see fornicate1) + -ātus -ate1
- 1820–30
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