fornication
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) Sexual intercourse by people who are not married to each other, or which is considered illicit in another way.
- (colloquial, countable, uncountable) Sexual intercourse in general; sex.
Synonyms
Translations
fornication
fornicación
fornicazione
ontucht
fornicação
زنائ
Unsittlichkeit زناؤFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌfɔɹnɪˈkeɪʃən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English fornicacioun, from Old French fornicacion, from Latin fornicātiō, from fornix (“brothel”).
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