Can you please give me the definition for it?
I was reading the 10 commandments, and it said "Do No Commit Adultry", so what is it??
Thank you! =]
Have a good day!
2006-08-28 12:59:08 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
sex with a married person,that you are not married too.
2006-08-28 13:04:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adultery is generally defined as consensual sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than his or her lawful spouse. In many jurisdictions, an unmarried person who is sexually involved with a married person is also considered an adulterer. The common synonym for adultery is infidelity as well as unfaithfulness or in colloquial speech, cheating. It was also known in earlier times by the legalistic term "alienation of affection".
The sexual partner of a person committing adultery is often referred to in legal documents, especially divorce proceedings, as a co-respondent, while the person whose spouse has been unfaithful is often labeled a cuckold. Originally, the latter term was applied only to males, but in more recent times women have been characterized in this way too.
A marriage in which both spouses agree that it is acceptable to have sexual relationships with other people is termed open marriage and the resulting sexual relationships, though still adulterous, are not treated as such by the spouses.
2006-08-28 13:21:17 · answer #2 · answered by dlcarnall 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When God said, " Thou shalt not commit adultery " ( Exodus 20:14), He knew exactly what He was doing. Adultery ends in humiliation and revenge. Adultery breaks hearts and shatters lives.
The basic purpose of sex is seen in Genesis 2, where we read that God created man, male and female: " The two become one person " (v. 24). It symbolizes the complete giving of oneself to his life partner. But outside of marriage it can only be a meaningless act, merely selfish, undisciplined self-gratification. And whenever it is indulged in, it destroys the very heart of marriage.
When a couple gets married they are bound together, committed together totally, so when one partner goes off by himself to find happiness and fulfillment with someone else, he betrays the marriage bed. That's adultery.
2006-08-28 13:14:58 · answer #3 · answered by trieghtonhere 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
dont let every one fool you.You can commit adultry in your mind even.If you are married and have sexual thoughts of someone else this is lustful thoughts,if you were thinking it,it is the same as acting on this physically.
2006-08-28 13:08:19 · answer #4 · answered by sassy brat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adultery is when you have sexual relations with someone you are not married to and it also includes lust over a person other than your spouse. If you divorce your spouse and marry someone else who is not the same person you divorced it is also considered as adultery.
2006-08-28 13:14:26 · answer #5 · answered by ronjunefaith 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adultery is sex with another when you are married. Having sex before marriage is called fornication.
2006-08-28 13:06:12 · answer #6 · answered by retiredslashescaped1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gidday,
Go to this site, it explains it the best.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adultery
2006-08-28 13:05:33 · answer #7 · answered by DY Beach 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To have any sexual relations outside of the bounds of marriage. This applies to before marriage, after marriage, during marriage, and in stead of marriage.
2006-08-28 13:01:47 · answer #8 · answered by Strange question... 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Sleeping with someone you are not married to if either of you are married.
2006-08-28 13:01:34 · answer #9 · answered by Blackacre 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cheating on your husband/wife
2006-08-28 13:01:12 · answer #10 · answered by the nothing 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋