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Meaning of "adulterer" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ADULTERER

Originally also adulter, from Latin adulter, back formation from adulterāre to adulterate.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ADULTERER

adulterer  [əˈdʌltərə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ADULTERER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Adulterer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ADULTERER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

adulterer

Adultery

Adultery is extramarital sex that is considered objectionable on social, religious, moral or legal grounds. What sexual activities constitute adultery vary widely, as do the religious and legal consequences of such acts. The concept exists in many societies, though the definition and consequences vary, but the concept is similar in Islam, Christianity and Judaism. Historically, many cultures have considered adultery a very serious matter. Adultery often incurred severe punishment, usually for the woman and sometimes for the man, with penalties including the death penalty, mutilation or torture. Such punishments have gradually fallen into disfavor, especially from the 19th century onwards. In most Western countries, adultery is no longer a criminal offense. Nevertheless, even in jurisdictions where adultery is not a criminal offense, it may still have legal consequences, particularly in divorce cases. For example, where there is fault-based family law, it almost always constitutes grounds for divorce; depending on jurisdiction, it may be a factor to consider in a property settlement, the custody of children, the denial of alimony etc.

Definition of adulterer in the English dictionary

The definition of adulterer in the dictionary is a person who has committed adultery.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ADULTERER


alterer
ˈɔːltərə
caterer
ˈkeɪtərə
charterer
ˈtʃɑːtərə
Coleoptera
ˌkɒlɪˈɒptərə
diptera
ˈdɪptərə
entera
ˈɛntərə
falterer
ˈfɔːltərə
filterer
ˈfɪltərə
lepidoptera
ˌlepɪˈdɒptərə
letterer
ˈlɛtərə
natterer
ˈnætərə
palterer
ˈpɔːltərə
patera
ˈpætərə
plasterer
ˈplɑːstərə
poulterer
ˈpəʊltərə
scatterer
ˈskætərə
sesquialtera
ˌsɛskwɪˈæltərə
shelterer
ˈʃɛltərə
tantara
ˈtæntərə
Twitterer
ˈtwɪtərə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ADULTERER

adult
adult education
adult education centre
Adult Training Centre
adulterant
adulterate
adulteration
adulterator
adulteress
adulteries
adulterine
adulterise
adulterize
adulterous
adulterously
adultery
adultescent
adulthood
adultly
adultness

WORDS THAT END LIKE ADULTERER

batterer
bolsterer
chatterer
clatterer
enterer
Federer
flatterer
fosterer
fruiterer
litterer
loiterer
mutterer
patterer
registerer
shatterer
slaughterer
splutterer
stutterer
utterer
waterer
winterer

Synonyms and antonyms of adulterer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ADULTERER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «adulterer» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of adulterer

Translation of «adulterer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ADULTERER

Find out the translation of adulterer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of adulterer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «adulterer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

奸夫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

adúltero
570 millions of speakers

English

adulterer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

व्यभिचारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الزاني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прелюбодей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

adúltero
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অগম্যাগামী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

adultère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Adulterer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ehebrecher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

密通者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

간음
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Adulterer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kẻ gian dâm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விபசாரனுடைய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्यभिचारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aldatan erkek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

adultero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cudzołożnikiem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перелюбник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

adulter
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μοιχό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

egbreker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

adulterer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

adulterer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of adulterer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ADULTERER»

The term «adulterer» is regularly used and occupies the 56.186 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ADULTERER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «adulterer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «adulterer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about adulterer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ADULTERER»

Discover the use of adulterer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to adulterer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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American Adulterer
Like any womaniser, the subject of this novel must go to extraordinary lengths to hide his affairs from his wife and colleagues. But this is no ordinary adulterer - he is John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States.
Jed Mercurio, 2011
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The Adulterer's Bible
A wickedly entertaining collection of poems from one of the most distinctive new voices in New Zealand writing, this book offers a wide-ranging variety of poetry.
Cliff Fell, 2003
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A Casebook on Roman Family Law
CASE 5 1 : Killing the Adulterer ... D. 48.5.25 pr.-1 (Macer libro primo Publicorum <Iudiciorum>) (pr.) Marito quoque adulterum uxoris suae occidere permitiitur, sed non quemli- bet, ut patri: nam hac lege cavetur, ut liceat viro deprehensum ...
Bruce W. Frier, Thomas A. McGinn, 2004
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The Adulterer's Unofficial Guide to Family Vacations
Warning - this book may make the happiest place on the planet seem oddly erotic. Sorry about that.
Leslie Langtry, 2012
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A Practical Treatise on the Appellate Jurisdiction of the ...
If the adulterer he an English subject, but have left the country before the husband has had an opportunity of commencing an action, the House will expect him, in that case, to issue an outlawry against the adulterer. Thus in Mr. Howell's ( v) ...
John Fraser Macqueen, 1842
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The Law Journal for the Year 1832-1949: Comprising Reports ...
When, as in this case, the adulterer is unknown, it is not necessary to apply to the Court to dispense with a co-respondent. [The Judge Ordinary. — Hitherto it has been the practice to make such an application.] No doubt; but I submit that such ...
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A Collection of the British Statutes in Force in Maryland, ...
He says, "albeit the words of this branch be in the conjunctive, yet if the woman be not taken away sponte but against her will, and after consent and remain with the adulterer without being reconciled, &c., she shall lose her dower; for the cause ...
Maryland, William Kilty, Julian J. Alexander, 1870
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Community: The Tie that Binds
I'm really not this kind of person." But he is, of course, another kind - an adulterer. If we imagine another man who does the same actions, stealing and adultery, but with his motive reversed, the point is even more clear. Our second man has an ...
Mary F. Rousseau, 1991
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Devils, Women, and Jews: Reflections of the Other in ...
Typical elements of the exemplum terrible are the adulterer's punishment by a cancer eating away a part of his body, symbolic of sin eating away at the soul; the devil's appearance as a man's servant, a reminder of the devil's intimacy with ...
Joan Young Gregg, 2012
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The Great Life: Essays on Doctrine and Holiness
Thus I become an adulterer and remain an adulterer when, by choice, I freely adopt the proposal to have sex with someone other than my wife. I commit adultery in the heart even before I engage in the outward, observable act. And I remain an ...
Michael J. Aquilina, Kenneth Ogorek, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ADULTERER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term adulterer is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tommy Sheridan makes new bid for Holyrood return
The party was formed by Mr Sheridan in 2006 following his split from the SSP over his handling of tabloid claims that he was an adulterer who ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
2
America: A Nation Under Sin or Love?
... adultery with another man's wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress are to be put to death” (Leviticus 20:10, ... «Eurweb.com, Jul 15»
3
Tim Johnson: Plan to save a nation (part one)
If we apply that Christ does not want us to condemn the adulterer and the homosexual because of this passage, we must also conclude that He ... «Lebanon Democrat, Jul 15»
4
Did Tiger Woods have affair with fellow golfer Jason Dufner's ex-wife …
In 2009, he was exposed as a serial adulterer and an alleged sex addict. Now Tiger Woods is at the centre of another cheating scandal. «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»
5
Evangelist Ray Comfort Says a 'Tsunami Has Hit The Church' in …
"You don't address the intellect with a homosexual or an adulterer or fornicator, you address the conscience and that brings it to a level playing ... «BREATHEcast, Jul 15»
6
Suite Française review: Simple syrup
... the complaints start pouring in: So-and-so is a thief/adulterer/hoarder/what-have-you. As if the Nazis needed more reasons to dislike people. «National Post, Jul 15»
7
Hillary Wins Again
Shamed adulterer South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, who didn't resign, showed that political comebacks are within reach of any politician who ... «Politico, Jul 15»
8
7 Simple Tips for a Successful Fundamentalist Christian Marriage …
"If a man commits adultery with another man's wife — with the wife of his neighbor — both the adulterer and the adulteress are to be put to ... «Mic, Jul 15»
9
Islamic State Captures First Territory in Afghanistan
... “God ordered all believers to enforce his punishments… God ordered us to cut off the hand of the thief and flog the adulterer and adulteress”. «Breitbart News, Jun 15»
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Exemplary middle ground appreciated
A minister may go home and beat his wife, but God help the adulterer in pew number three. In these and other ways, religious types sometimes ... «Times Daily, Jun 15»

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