Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fornicator

/ˈfɔː(ɹ).nɪ.keɪ.tə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: for-ni-ca-tor
IPA: /ˈfɔː(ɹ).nɪ.keɪ.tə(ɹ)/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse, especially when considered to be of an illicit or illegal nature.

Example Sentences

"Know yee not that the vnrighteous ſhall not inherite the kingdome of God? Be not deceiued: neither fornicatours, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abuſers of themſelues with mankinde, Nor theeues, nor couetous, nor drunkards, nor reuilers, nor extortioners, ſhall inherit the kingdom of God."
"(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."

Etymology

From Middle English fornicatour, from Medieval Latin fornicātor.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: fornicatour, fornicātor

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈfɔː(ɹ).nɪ.keɪ.tə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

fornicators (plural) fornicatour (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

fornicatress fornicatresses fornicatrix fornicatrices adulterer

Synonyms

adulterer

Questions

How do you pronounce fornicator?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɔː(ɹ).nɪ.keɪ.tə(ɹ)/.
What does fornicator mean?: An unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse, especially when considered to be of an illicit or illegal nature.
Where does fornicator come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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