Adultery vs. Infidelity

Adultery vs. Infidelity — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Adultery and Infidelity

Adulterynoun

Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse.

She engaged in adultery because her spouse has a low libido, while hers is very high.

Infidelitynoun

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.

Adulterynoun

(biblical) Lewdness or unchastity of thought as well as act, as forbidden by the seventh commandment.

Infidelitynoun

Unfaithfulness in some other moral obligation.

Adulterynoun

(biblical) Faithlessness in religion.

Infidelitynoun

Lack of religious belief.

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Adulterynoun

(obsolete) The fine and penalty formerly imposed for the offence of adultery.

Infidelitynoun

the quality of being unfaithful

Adulterynoun

(ecclesiastical) The intrusion of a person into a bishopric during the life of the bishop.

Adulterynoun

(political economy) Adulteration; corruption.

Adulterynoun

(obsolete) Injury; degradation; ruin.

Adulterynoun

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Adulterynoun

extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations;

adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce