Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition


Fornicator

For′ni-caˊtor

,
Noun.
[F.
fornicateur
, OF.
fornicator
, from L.
fornicator
.]
An unmarried person, male or female, who has criminal intercourse with the other sex; one guilty of fornication.

Webster 1828 Edition


Fornicator

FORN'ICATOR

,
Noun.
1.
An unmarried person, male or female, who has criminal conversation with the other sex; also, a married man who has sexual commerce with an unmarried woman. [See Adultery.]
2.
A lewd person.
3.
An idolater.

Definition 2024


fornicator

fornicator

English

Alternative forms

Noun

fornicator (plural fornicators)

  1. (pejorative) An unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse, especially when considered to be of an illicit or illegal nature.
    • 1611, Bible (KJV), Corinthians-Chapter-6/#9–10 1 Corinthians 6:9–10:
      Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Qu’ran 24:2, M.H. Shakir translation.
      (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.

Synonyms

  • See also Wikisaurus:libertine

Related terms

Translations


Latin

Etymology

Derived from fornicārī/fornicor (to fornicate).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

fornicātor m (genitive fornicātōris); third declension

  1. fornicator (male)

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative fornicātor fornicātōrēs
genitive fornicātōris fornicātōrum
dative fornicātōrī fornicātōribus
accusative fornicātōrem fornicātōrēs
ablative fornicātōre fornicātōribus
vocative fornicātor fornicātōrēs

Related terms

Descendants

References

  1. “fornicare” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, ISBN 978-88-00-20781-2