Meaning

7 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse. See more synonyms at Thesaurus:cuckoldry

    She engaged in adultery because her spouse has a low libido, while hers is very high.

    Ehebruch

    супру́жеская изме́наsuprúžeskaja izména, супру́жеская неве́рностьsuprúžeskaja nevérnostʹ, адюльте́рadjulʹtér

    перелю́бствоpereljúbstvo, адюльте́рadjulʹtér, подру́жня зра́даpodrúžnja zráda

  2. (broadly, countable, uncountable)Lewdness or unchastity of thought as well as act, as forbidden by the sixth/seventh commandment; sinful sexual behavior as a category.

    Thou shalt not commit adultery.

    прелюбодея́ниеpreljubodejánije

  3. (countable, uncountable)Faithlessness in religion.

  4. (countable, uncountable)The intrusion of a person into a bishopric during the life of the bishop.

  5. (countable, uncountable)Adulteration; corruption.

  6. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)The fine and penalty formerly imposed for the offence of adultery.

  7. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Injury; degradation; ruin.

More definitions
  • extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations

Examples

22 sentences
  1. The penis is what commits adultery.

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  2. In many religions adultery is a sin.

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  3. According to many religions, adultery is a crime.

    ruМногие религии оценивают адюльтер как преступление.

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  4. Adolescence is the stage between puberty and adultery.

    ruПодростковый возраст — это этап между половым созреванием и супружеской изменой.

    deDie Adoleszenz ist die Phase zwischen Pubertät und Ehebruch.

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  5. Sami has written a wonderful book about adultery.

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Translations

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Русский
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sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse:
Deutsch
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sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse:

Origin

With change of suffix, from the Old French adultere (“violation of conjugal faith”) (in Be

With change of suffix, from the Old French adultere (“violation of conjugal faith”) (in Bernard of Clairvaux, Sermons, 12c.), a learnèd borrowing from Latin adulterium, from adulterō. Replaced the older form avoutrie, from the inherited Old French forms avouterie or aoulterie, while keeping its suffix. Compare French adultère (“adultery”). Displaced Old English ǣwbryċe. Not related to adult.

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Forms

plural: adulteries
Singularadultery
Pluraladulteries

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

13 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
adultery — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto