"fornication"?

Question

what is the origin of this word? what does it really mean? i need to know as much as possible on this word.

Answer 1

Fornication is a term which refers to sexual intercourse between consenting unmarried partners. Sex between unmarried persons is distinguished from adultery by use of the term 'simple fornication'. The origin of the word derives from Latin. The word fornix means "an archway" or "vault" (in Rome, prostitutes could be solicited there). More directly, fornicationis means "of the archway"; thus a euphemism for prostitution.


There ya go, along with a link to show where i got it :)

Answer 2

2353 Fornication is carnal union between an unmarried man and an unmarried woman. It is gravely contrary to the dignity of persons and of human sexuality which is naturally ordered to the good of spouses and the generation and education of children. Moreover, it is a grave scandal when there is corruption of the young.

1755 A morally good act requires the goodness of the object, of the end, and of the circumstances together. An evil end corrupts the action, even if the object is good in itself (such as praying and fasting "in order to be seen by men").
The object of the choice can by itself vitiate an act in its entirety. There are some concrete acts - such as fornication - that it is always wrong to choose, because choosing them entails a disorder of the will, that is, a moral evil.

1852 There are a great many kinds of sins. Scripture provides several lists of them. The Letter to the Galatians contrasts the works of the flesh with the fruit of the Spirit: "Now the works of the flesh are plain: fornication, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, anger, selfishness, dissension, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and the like. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things shall not inherit the Kingdom of God."

Answer 3

Sexual intercourse between partners who are not married to each other.
Word History: The word fornication had a lowly beginning suitable to what has long been the low moral status of the act to which it refers. The Latin word fornix, from which fornicti, the ancestor of fornication, is derived, meant "a vault, an arch." The term also referred to a vaulted cellar or similar place where prostitutes plied their trade. This sense of fornix in Late Latin yielded the verb fornicr, "to commit fornication," from which is derived fornicti, "whoredom, fornication." Our word is first recorded in Middle English about 1303.

should this word be looked up in a dicktionary???? [sorry it's Friday evening here, after a long, long week]

Answer 4

1. voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons or two persons not married to each other.
2. Bible. idolatry.

Word History: The word fornication had a lowly beginning suitable to what has long been the low moral status of the act to which it refers. The Latin word fornix, from which fornicātiō, the ancestor of fornication, is derived, meant "a vault, an arch." The term also referred to a vaulted cellar or similar place where prostitutes plied their trade. This sense of fornix in Late Latin yielded the verb fornicārī, "to commit fornication," from which is derived fornicātiō, "whoredom, fornication." Our word is first recorded in Middle English about 1303.

fornication

c.1300, from O.Fr. fornication, from L.L. fornicationem (nom. fornicatio), from fornicari "fornicate," from L. fornix (gen. fornicis) "brothel," originally "arch, vaulted chamber" (Roman prostitutes commonly solicited from under the arches of certain buildings), from fornus "oven of arched or domed shape." Strictly, "voluntary sex between an unmarried man and an unmarried woman;" extended in the Bible to adultery.

Answer 5

link

Answer 6

for·ni·ca·tion /ˌfɔrnɪˈkeɪʃən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[fawr-ni-key-shuhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons or two persons not married to each other.
2. Bible. idolatry.


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[Origin: 1300–50; ME fornicacioun < LL fornicātiōn- (s. of fornicātiō). See fornicate1, -ion]

—Related forms
for·ni·ca·to·ry /ˈfɔrnɪkəˌtɔri, -ˌtoʊri/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[fawr-ni-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, adjective
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source for·ni·ca·tion (fôr'nĭ-kā'shən) Pronunciation Key
n. Sexual intercourse between partners who are not married to each other.


Word History: The word fornication had a lowly beginning suitable to what has long been the low moral status of the act to which it refers. The Latin word fornix, from which fornicātiō, the ancestor of fornication, is derived, meant "a vault, an arch." The term also referred to a vaulted cellar or similar place where prostitutes plied their trade. This sense of fornix in Late Latin yielded the verb fornicārī, "to commit fornication," from which is derived fornicātiō, "whoredom, fornication." Our word is first recorded in Middle English about 1303.

Answer 7

c.1300, from O.Fr. fornication, from L.L. fornicationem (nom. fornicatio), from fornicari "fornicate," from L. fornix (gen. fornicis) "brothel," originally "arch, vaulted chamber" (Roman prostitutes commonly solicited from under the arches of certain buildings), from fornus "oven of arched or domed shape." Strictly, "voluntary sex between an unmarried man and an unmarried woman;" extended in the Bible to adultery.

Answer 8

A complete etymology of the word, and the Greek words in the bible that it represents:

http://www.religioustolerance.org/pornea.htm

Answer 9

It's very simple. To fornicate means to have sex outside of marriage. A sin.

Answer 10

The original Greek is "porneia."
http://www.studylight.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=4202

There you have translations and a concordance of every time it's used in the Bible.

Good luck. I have thought long and hard about this myself, and have studied it quite extensively both as a Christian and as a student of ancient languages. If you have any specific questions or want to get more in depth than we can in this question/answer format feel free to email me through the link in my profile. Enjoy your research!