FORNICATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations

Example:

adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce

Synonyms:

adultery; criminal conversation; fornication

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("fornication" is a kind of...):

extramarital sex; free love (sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another)

Meaning:

Voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("fornication" is a kind of...):

extramarital sex; free love (sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another)

Derivation:

fornicate (have sex without being married)