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fornication

fornicationnoun

fornications

Translations

Many faith traditions teach that fornication is sinful behavior.

De nombreuses traditions religieuses enseignent que la fornication est un comportement pécheur.

Additional translations

fornicationSens biblique et figuré : infidélité spirituelle envers Dieu.

Definitions

Sexual intercourse between people who are not married to each other, considered illicit or immoral under religious or moral law.

Many faith traditions teach that fornication is sinful behavior.

(Biblical, figurative) Idolatry or spiritual unfaithfulness toward God.

The prophet denounced the nation’s fornication with false gods.

Synonyms

sexual relations

carnal knowledge

illicit sex