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fornication

noun
/ˌfɔɹnɪˈkeɪʃən/

Etymology

From Middle English fornicacioun, from Old French fornicacion, from Latin fornicātiō, from fornix (“brothel”).

  1. derived from fornicātiō
  2. derived from fornicacion
  3. inherited from fornicacioun

Definitions

  1. Sexual intercourse by people who are not married to each other, or which is considered…

    Sexual intercourse by people who are not married to each other, or which is considered illicit in another way.

    • FRIAR BARNARDINE. Thou hast committed— BARABAS. Fornication: but that was in another country; And besides, the wench is dead.
    • I am the sister of one Claudio, Condemned upon the act of fornication To lose his head, condemned by Angelo

  2. Sexual intercourse in general

    Sexual intercourse in general; sex.

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Derived

Californication, fornicatory

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for fornication. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA