fornication
Plural: fornications
Noun
- voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other
- extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
- Sexual intercourse by people who are not married to each other, or which is considered illicit in another way.
- Sexual intercourse in general; sex.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English fornicacioun, from Old French fornicacion, from Latin fornicātiō, from fornix (“brothel”).
Synonyms
adultery, criminal conversation, copulation
Scrabble Score: 16
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Words With Friends Score: 19
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