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for·ni·ca·tion

(fôr′nĭ-kā′shən)

Sexual intercourse between people who are not married to each other, especially when considered as a sin.

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fornication

(ˌfɔːnɪˈkeɪʃən)

1. voluntary sexual intercourse outside marriage

2. (Law) law voluntary sexual intercourse between two persons of the opposite sex, where one is or both are unmarried

3. (Bible) Bible sexual immorality in general, esp adultery

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for•ni•ca•tion

(ˌfɔr nɪˈkeɪ ʃən)

n.

1. voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons or two persons not married to each other.

2. (in the Bible)

a. adultery.

b. idolatry.

[1300–50; Middle English < Late Latin]

for•ni•ca•to•ry (ˈfɔr nɪ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	fornication - voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other extramarital sex, free love - sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another
	2.	fornication - extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations; "adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce" adultery, criminal conversation extramarital sex, free love - sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another

fornication

noun

1. adultery, infidelity, unfaithfulness, extra-marital congress or relations or sex, living in sin, extra-curricular sex (informal), pre-marital congress or relations or sex Fornication is a crime in some American states.

2. immorality, sin, indecency, promiscuity, impurity, incontinence, debauchery, free love, sleeping around, dissipation, looseness, lechery, immodesty, shamelessness, easy virtue, loose morals, salaciousness, lasciviousness, uncleanness, libertinism, unchastity, dissoluteness, indelicacy an embarrassing blend of failure, farce and fornication

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Translations

زنى، مضاجعة غير الزوجَه أو الزوج

pohlavní styksmilnění

hor

paráználkodás

smilstvo

fornication

[ˌfɔːnɪˈkeɪʃən] N (frm) → fornicación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fornication

[ˌfɔː^rnɪˈkeɪʃ^ən] n → fornication f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fornication

n → Unzucht f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fornication

[ˌfɔːnɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → fornicazione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

fornicate

(ˈfoː(r)nikeit) verb

to have sex with someone to whom one is not married.

forniˈcation noun

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The prevalence of premarital sex among young people of India varies from region to region and it was found to vary from 15% to 16%.

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For example, between 60% and 71% of the mainline Protestant groups say premarital sex is morally acceptable, while less than half in the other denominations agree.

On Moral Issues, Not All Protestants Are Created Equal

"For example, engaging in premarital sex is not a crime in the Philippines.

Filipinos in UAE warned about sex outside wedlock

In fact, in contrary to huge social pressure on young people for premarital sex, no formal education has been designed for them.

Unmet needs of adolescent and young people's sexual and reproductive health in Iran

Recent studies show that when faithfully observed, sexual abstinence not only protects the youth from unwanted diseases, but also effectively lessens the incidence of premarital sex and the number of unwanted pregnancies and abortion.

The youth and sexual abstinence

“The book, 'Effects of Premarital Sex (why and how you should flee from it)' is now available on Amazon.com, and will soon be extending to other online channels.

19-Year-Old Releases Book That Address Premarital Sex

According to Ghuman (2003, 34) "for white young people, dating and now premarital sex form an important part of the rites of passage to adulthood and to attaining independence." Moore and Rosenthal (1993) agree:

Ethnic identity, religion, and gender: an exploration of intersecting identities creating diverse perceptions and experiences with intimate cross-gender relationships amongst South Asian youth in Canada

(I find this very surprising for a church that seems so eager to criticize society's views on premarital sex, abortion and euthanasia).

Preaching politics

Four vital areas do have data that were collected in previous YAFS: smoking, drinking, drugs and premarital sex.

Young gender gaps

The deep- seated orthodoxy evident in this response also seemed to be the determining factor for the respondents' attitude to premarital sex. Of the 2,015 women surveyed, again across 19 cities, a resounding 74.3 per cent admitted they expect the man they marry to be virgins.

Sex and the CITIES

The focus during the development of the categories was on the youths' conceptions of and their reasons to engage in or abstain from premarital sex, and the relevant conceptions and opinions of key respondents.

Virginity, sex, money and desire: premarital sexual behaviour of youths in Bolgatanga Municipality, Ghana