Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fornication

2 senses of fornication

Sense 1
fornication -- (voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other)
       => extramarital sex, free love -- (sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another)

Sense 2
adultery, criminal conversation, fornication -- (extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations; "adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce")
       => extramarital sex, free love -- (sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another)