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infidelity

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 unfaithfulness in a marriage or an intimate relationship: practice or instance of having a sexual or romantic affair with someone other than one's spouse, without the consent of the spouse. 2 unfaithfulness in some other moral obligation. 3 lack of ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE marital ▪ As you might expect, studies show a strong correlation between marital dissatisfaction and infidelity . ▪ There is an issue of marital infidelity . ▪ A frequent cause is marital infidelity . EXAMPLES FROM ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Infidelity \In`fi*del"i*ty\, n.; pl. Infidelities . [L. infidelitas: cf. F. infid['e]lit['e].] Lack of faith or belief in some religious system; especially, a lack of faith in, or disbelief of, the inspiration of the Scriptures, of the divine ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Infidelity is a 1987 television film directed by David Lowell Rich , and starring Kirstie Alley and Lee Horsley .

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1400, "want of faith, unbelief in religion; false belief, paganism;" also (early 15c.) "unfaithfulness or disloyalty to a person" (originally to a sovereign, by 16c. to a lover or spouse), from French infidélité , from Latin infidelitatem (nominative ...

Usage examples of infidelity.

If however, by reason of infidelity to the Constitutional provisions in some sections, if by violence in resisting them in others, it be suggested that they should have been drawn with greater circumspection, with a broader comprehension of all the contingencies of the future, the fact yet remains that they are of priceless value to the Government and the people.

While in the hospital, Charles is visited by Barjo,who reads him sections of his file on Fan-Fan, complete with dialog samples, that testify to her infidelity.

Eight hundred Degrees of one kind and another were invented: Infidelity and even Jesuitry were taught under the mask of Masonry.

He was not in Kais Tain, where marriage was singular and women, but not men, could die for a mere suspicion of infidelity.

Jews would still have been excluded from all civil and military offices, as well as from other privileges enjoyed by their christian brethren, in all probability they would have gradually forsaken their own unprofitable and obstinate infidelity, opened their eyes to the shining truths of the gospel, and joined their fellow-subjects in embracing the doctrines of Christianity.

What deadly voids and unbidden infidelities in the lines that seem to gnaw upon all Faith, and refuse resurrections to the beings who have placelessly perished without a grave.

And now I began a reconsideration of the claims of religion and infidelity.

Both are angry at once and in no time at all are shrewishly raking up past infidelities.

I also believe that there were no grounds for the charges made against her many years later, of infidelity to Agrippa while she was married to him.

Established Church, for they would be taught, by fearful example, to know that it was the bulwark which protects us from the gloomy horrors of fanatic superstition on one side, and the still more dreadful inroads of infidelity on the other.

I still had a great love for her in spite of my daily infidelities, and when I thought of those moments in which I had seen her given over to voluptuousness I could not help pitying her fate as I thought of the days of despair in store for her.

It seemed to me that an infidelity of that sort, if she ever heard of it, would not displease her, for that short excursion on strange ground would only keep me alive and in good condition for her, because it would save me from the weariness which was surely killing me.

How healthy is that for the kids--not to mention a history of infidelity and dishonesty, not to mention a new top management position with new responsibilities and new pressures?

She told her lover that she would never forgive him an act of infidelity except with Camille, to whom she felt bound to yield all since to her she owed all.

I should have said to myself: After seducing her, I myself have set the example of infidelity.