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Definition of: adultery
(ə·dul′tər·ē) noun plural ·ter·ies
1. The sexual intercourse of two persons, either of whom is married to a third person; unchastity; unfaithfulness.
2. Any lewdness or unchastity of act or thought, as in violation of the divine commandments. Matt. v 27, 28.
3. Eccl. A marriage not approved by ecclesiastical authority. [<L adulterium]
—a·dul′ ter·er noun
—a·dul′ter·ess noun fem.
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