fornication
Meanings
noun
- Sexual intercourse by people who are not married to each other, or which is considered illicit in another way.
- Sexual intercourse in general; sex.
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Etymology
From Middle English fornicacioun, from Old French fornicacion, from Latin fornicātiō, from fornix (“brothel”).
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