Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scortation

/skɔːˈteɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scor-ta-tion
IPA: /skɔːˈteɪʃən/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

lewdness, fornication

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Heirof I suppois it be plane, that the precept to absteane from blude, gevin be the Apostill, was temporall and not perpetuall; for uthirwayis the Halie Gaist, speiking oftin of the libertie of the Gentillis, wald have restraynit and exceptit it, as he hath done scortatioun, whilk in the same degree is expressit, and licentious and filthie communicatioun, whilk the Gentillis estemeit na or small synnis."
"That it is a ſcortation [translating scortatio] more oppoſite to conjugial love than the common ſcortation, which is called ſimple adultery; and that it is a deprivation of every faculty and inclination to conjugial life, which is implanted in chriſtians from nativity, may be evinced by arguments which will have great weight with the reaſon of a wiſe man."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scortātiō, from scortārī.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: scortātiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

scortations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

scortatory

Questions

How do you pronounce scortation?: The recorded pronunciation is /skɔːˈteɪʃən/.
What does scortation mean?: lewdness, fornication
Where does scortation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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