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SEXUAL IMMORALITY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sexual immorality mean?
• SEXUAL IMMORALITY (noun)
The noun SEXUAL IMMORALITY has 1 sense:
1. the evil ascribed to sexual acts that violate social conventions
Familiarity information: SEXUAL IMMORALITY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The evil ascribed to sexual acts that violate social conventions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
sexual immorality is the major reason for last year's record number of abortions
Hypernyms ("sexual immorality" is a kind of...):
evil; immorality; iniquity; wickedness (morally objectionable behavior)
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