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Meaning of "fornication" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FORNICATION

fornication  [ˌfɔːnɪˈkeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORNICATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fornication 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 FORNICATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fornication

Fornication is generally consensual sexual intercourse between two people not married to each other. For many people, the term carries an overtone of moral or religious disapproval, but the significance of sexual acts to which the term is applied varies between religions, societies and cultures. The definition is often disputed. In modern usage, the term is often replaced with a more judgment-neutral term like extramarital sex.

Definition of fornication in the English dictionary

The first definition of fornication in the dictionary is voluntary sexual intercourse outside marriage. Other definition of fornication is voluntary sexual intercourse between two persons of the opposite sex, where one is or both are unmarried. Fornication is also sexual immorality in general, esp adultery.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORNICATION


allocation
ˌæləˈkeɪʃən
application
ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən
authentication
ɔːˌθentɪˈkeɪʃən
certification
ˌsɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
classification
ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
communication
kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən
dedication
ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən
education
ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃən
identification
aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
indication
ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃən
location
ləʊˈkeɪʃən
medication
ˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃən
modification
ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
notification
ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
publication
ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən
qualification
ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
relocation
ˌriːləʊˈkeɪʃən
specification
ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
vacation
vəˈkeɪʃən
verification
ˌvɛrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORNICATION

formulism
formulist
formulistic
formwork
formyl
Fornacis
Fornax
fornenst
fornical
fornicate
fornicated
fornicator
fornicatress
fornices
fornix
forpet
forpine
forrad
forrarder
forren

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORNICATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
association
citation
combination
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
evaluation
excitation
federation
formation
foundation
generation

Synonyms and antonyms of fornication in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FORNICATION»

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

Translation of «fornication» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORNICATION

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

Translator English - Chinese

淫乱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fornicación
570 millions of speakers

English

fornication
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

व्यभिचार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الزنا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

блуд
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fornicação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যভিচার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fornication
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perzinaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unzucht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

姦淫
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

음행
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Laku jina
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tội gian dâm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உடலுறவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्याभिचार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zina
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fornicazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozpusta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

блуд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

curvia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πορνεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoerery
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utukt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fornication

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORNICATION»

The term «fornication» is regularly used and occupies the 60.515 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of fornication
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORNICATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fornication» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fornication» 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 fornication

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORNICATION»

Discover the use of fornication in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fornication and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fornication: The Red Hot Chili Peppers Story: The Red Hot ...
Here is the extreme story of the indestructible LA group from their early funk days to eventual success as one of America's top-selling bands.
Jeff Apter, 2009
2
The Making of Fornication: Eros, Ethics, and Political ...
This work provides a reassessment of the emergence and nature of Christian sexual morality, the dominant moral paradigm in Western society since late antiquity.
Kathy L. Gaca, 2003
3
Fornication Under Carnal Knowledge
These are my ideas, affirmations, dreams, visions, and opinions.
G. Leon Dunbar, 2010
4
What's the Harm of Fornication? The question answered. By ...
Like other vices, fornication is progressive in its nature, and has the most lamentable consequences. As petty theft is a stepping-stone to burglary, and indulgence in drink to habitual drunkenness and delirium tremens, so fornication, when ...
Henry BUTTER, 1865
5
Gender and Morality in Anglo-American Culture, 1650-1800
Courts that indicted couples for clandestine marriage could add additional penalties for fornication. In 1665 the Rhode Island General Assembly supplemented its 1 647 law invalidating clandestine marriages with the additional provision that ...
Ruth H. Bloch, 2003
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The Polite Road to an Estate, Or, Fornication One Great ...
_it. по: ргабщдё. „Го. орете. aad-„where. it. is. in. a ymannerjforbidden; that there »are the тога: and molt _unnatural od'eneesy commited, fuch _as beltiality, fodorny, Src. which, for want rof proper indulgences in армию! way, have be.4 rcome ...
‎1759
7
Power Over the Body, Equality in the Family: Rights and ...
Eventually, the decretalists developed two further grounds for divorce — "spiritual fornication," by which they meant a lapse into heresy or a conversion to Islam or Judaism; and saevitia, "wildness," that is, unrestrained violence on the part of ...
Charles J. Reid, 2004
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The Englishman's Greek Concordance of the New Testament: ...
(that there is) fornication among you, and Bach fornication as is not Now the body (is) not tor fornication, Flee fornication. (to avoid) fornication, let every and fornication and lasciviousness Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, But fornication, and ...
Harper & Brothers, 1856
9
Origen: Homilies 1-14 on Ezekiel
For this reason certain adulterers and sordid lovers, enticed by her beauty, desire to corrupt her and to commit fornication upon her [Ezek 16:16]. This is why the wise man Paul says: "But I am afraid that just as the serpent deceived Eve in its ...
Origen, Saint Jerome, 2010
10
Sinners and Citizens: Bestiality and Homosexuality in ...
sentenced to two years' hard labor for unnatural fornication with the girl, and the court of appeal confirmed that verdict. The Supreme Court, however, altered the sentence to eight years' hard labor for fornication with minors, according to ...
Jens Rydström, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORNICATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fornication is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Everyday religious questions: Which Biblical teachings should be …
It is better not to marry unless you burn with desire and may commit fornication. Then, you may marry to avoid that temptation. (1 Corinthians 7). «Winston-Salem Journal, Jul 15»
2
Out of the closet: Sexual starvation in Christian marriages
2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. 3 Let the husband render ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
3
CONvergence Attendees Stir Up Controversy With Recreation of …
It's a re-affirmation of the principles that the scene was meant to establish: that “fornication” and “falsehood” are enough to merit physical and ... «The Mary Sue, Jul 15»
4
Musings: It's all about love…
... substantially connived-at fornication. However, my earlier thesis that there are two Barbadoses, the imagined puritan and the actual hedonist, ... «Barbados Advocate, Jul 15»
5
50 Cent $5 million sex tape penalty
He also added two of his own songs to the fornication footage, which racked up millions of views. 50 Cent's lawyers tried to argue he obtained ... «Music News, Jul 15»
6
George Jonas: In the face of evil, find no comfort in pacifism
... has been like the scarlet woman of Babylon “with whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication,” as described in Revelations 17:2. «National Post, Jul 15»
7
Sports mockumentary 7 Days in Hell just has a lot of balls in the air
Drawn-out on-court fornication, and one awkward joke that veers into pedophilia humour, also threaten the whole comedic effort, meaning that ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
8
Hits and Misses
Previously, Baylor University policy expressly prohibited homosexual acts — along with adultery, fornication, incest, sexual abuse, sexual ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
9
CHURCH PRAYS FOR US TO DIE – COMMUNITY
... been fetched by members of the church from her matrimonial home because her stay there was seen as sinful and amounted to fornication. «Times of Swaziland, Jul 15»
10
God's word, marriage and the government
Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is ... «Sampson Independent, Jul 15»

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