Fornication synonyms

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illicit intercourse
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carnality
The state of being carnal.
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extramarital sex
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concupiscence
The definition of concupiscence is a strong desire such as lust.
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adultery
The voluntary sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than his or her spouse. The consent of both parties and penetration are required for adultery to exist. Under the common law, only a married woman could commit adultery, but most states now apply the term to married men as well. Also, in the states where adultery is still a crime, most statutes now provide that the unmarried sexual partner of a married person can also be charged with the offense. See also criminal conversation, fornication, and rape.
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unchastity
The quality or state of being unchaste; lewdness; sexual impropriety.
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venery
The act or sport of hunting; the chase.
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unlicensed intercourse
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concubinage
The state of being a concubine.
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incest (related)
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lechery
Lechery is defined as excessive or unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity or inappropriate sexual desires.
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lewdness
The property of being lewd.
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lubricity
Trickiness; shiftiness
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licentiousness
The property of being licentious.
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unfaithfulness
The characteristic of being unfaithful; infidelity; disloyalty.
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whoredom
Promiscuous sex.
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prostitution
The criminal offense of engaging in or offering to engage in sex in exchange for money.
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coitus
Sexual union between a male and a female involving insertion of the penis into the vagina.
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libertinism
The state or quality of being libertine.
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copulation (related)
(Countable) The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction.
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criminal conversation
An act of adultery that gives rise to a cause of action on the part of the injured spouse.
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simony (related)
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uncleanness (related)
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immorality (related)
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promiscuousness
The state or condition of being promiscuous.
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premarital sex
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incontinence
The quality or state of being incontinent.
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libidinousness
Lechery, lustfulness, the state of being libidinous
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harlotry
Prostitutes collectively
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debauchery
Extreme indulgence in sensual pleasures; dissipation.
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Find another word for fornication. In this page you can discover 30 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for fornication, like: illicit intercourse, carnality, extramarital sex, concupiscence, adultery, unchastity, venery, unlicensed intercourse, concubinage, incest and lechery.
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Fornication Sentence Examples

  • Three groups of sins, classified as (I) idolatry, which included apostasy, (2) adultery or fornication, and (3) murder, were held to exclude the guilty person from sharing in the eucharist until death, that is to say, if he had committed the sin after baptism.

  • It is good for a man not to touch a woman; a man's relations with his own wife are merely a means of fornication, and marriage and concubinage are indistinguishable as against the kingdom of God, in which there is no marrying or giving in marriage.

  • Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

  • When He uses the word ' fornication ' He always uses it in a narrow sense.

  • No to avoid fornication every man is to have his own wife (7:2 ).

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