Noun: fornication ,for-nu'key-shun
Usage: vulgar
Usage: vulgar
- Voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other
"In some cultures, fornication is considered a moral transgression"
- Extramarital sex that wilfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
"fornication is often cited as grounds for divorce";
- adultery, criminal conversation
Derived forms: fornications
Type of: extramarital sex, free love
Encyclopedia: Fornication