adultery

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Synonyms: adulter, adultry, adulatory, adulterer, adultify, adultly, adulted

Antonyms: adulter, adultry, adulatory, adulterer, adultify, adultly, adulted

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|narrowly}} [[sexual intercourse|Sexual intercourse]] by a [[married]] person with someone other than their [[spouse]]. See more synonyms at [[Thesaurus:cuckoldry]]
2. {{lb|en|biblical|broadly}} [[lewdness|Lewdness]] or [[unchastity]] of thought as well as act, as forbidden by the sixth/seventh [[commandment]]; [[sinful]] sexual behavior as a category.
3. {{lb|en|biblical}} [[faithlessness|Faithlessness]] in religion.
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} The [[fine]] and [[penalty]] formerly imposed for the offence of adultery.
5. {{lb|en|ecclesiastical}} The intrusion of a person into a [[bishopric]] during the life of the [[bishop]].
6. {{lb|en|political economy}} [[adulteration|Adulteration]]; [[corruption]].
7. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[injury|Injury]]; [[degradation]]; [[ruin]].

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