fornicate
UNMARRIED SEXUAL INTERCOURSE
Fornicate; Sex without marriage; Fornicator; Pornea; Porneia; Fornicating; Pornoi; Religious views on fornication
¦ verb formal or humorous have sexual intercourse with someone one is not married to.
Derivatives
fornication noun
fornicator noun
Origin
C16 (earlier (ME) as fornication): from eccles. L. fornicat-, fornicari 'to arch', from L. fornix, fornic- 'vaulted chamber', later 'brothel'.