fornicator
/ˈfɔː(ɹ).nɪ.keɪ.tə(ɹ)/
fornicator noun: an unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse, especially when considered to be of an illicit or illegal nature.
Noun
fornicator (plural fornicators)
- An unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse, especially when considered to be of an illicit or illegal nature.
- Know yee not that the vnrighteous ſhall not inherite the kingdome of God? Be not deceiued: neither fornicatours, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abuſers of themſelues with mankinde, Nor theeues, nor couetous, nor drunkards, nor reuilers, nor extortioners, ſhall inherit the...1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Corinthians 6:9–10, column 1
- (As for) the fornicatress and the fornicator, flog each of them, (giving) a hundred stripes, and let not pity for them detain you in the matter of obedience to Allah, if you believe in Allah and the last day, and let a party of believers witness their chastisement.1917, Maulana Muhammad Ali (translator), Qu’ran 24:2
fornicator meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Arabic
fornicator in Tamil
- விபச்சாரி
fornicator in Urdu
- فاسق
fornicator in Arabic
- unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse
- زَانٍ zānin
Forms of fornicator
| plural | fornicators |
|---|---|
| alternative form | fornicatour |
Origin of fornicator
From Middle English fornicatour, from Medieval Latin fornicātor.
Questions about fornicator
- What does fornicator mean?
- Fornicator means an unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse, especially when considered to be of an illicit or illegal nature.
- What is fornicator in Tamil?
- Fornicator in Tamil is விபச்சாரி. See Fornicator meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is fornicator?
- Fornicator is a noun.
- How do you pronounce fornicator?
- Fornicator is pronounced /ˈfɔː(ɹ).nɪ.keɪ.tə(ɹ)/ (UK).
- What is the plural of fornicator?
- The plural of fornicator is fornicators.
Words near fornicator in the dictionary
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