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Yes. It's sex outside of marriage which is forbidden(sex itself God created for husband and wife only!). Worldly sex, like Angelina Jolie on her wild nights with men(other than Brad Pitt), is forbidden. Women( and girls,too!) should be modest in everything they do(i.e. the way they dress, and so on).

The Bible actually does not define this term specifically, so the foregoing answer is really interpreting the Bible for you based on today's cultural mores. You should spend some time reading the Bible and decide for yourself what the Bible means by fornication by considering the larger context in which the Bible discusses it in various passages.

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"Fornication" is from the Greek porneia, which means "illicit sexual intercourse of any kind." According to the definition, this would include premarital sex, adultery (sexual activity that defiles the marriage of one or both participants), homosexuality, beastiality and incest.

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In the New Testament, "fornication" is translated from the Greek word porneia, meaning, "illicit sexual intercourse; adultery (defiling marriage), homosexuality, lesbianism, bestiality, incest. Metaphorically: the worship of idols, of the defilement of idolatry."

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"Fornication" (Hebrew: Zanah'/Greek: Porneia) carries the meaning of immoral or unlawful intercourse, harlotry, unchastity, unnatural or gross sexuality or prostitution, and can include perverted sexual behavior even WITHIN a marriage, but is most often applied to any sexual relations OUTSIDE of marriage. It is the breaking of a loyal commitment.

Genesis 2:24 tells us that "...a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh."This is a physical bond that, in God's eyes, should never be broken(Matthew 19:4-6). "Fornication"(Galatians 5:19-21) is the breaking of this bond and includes sexual relations OUTSIDE of the marriage arrangement (Colossians 3:5). So repugnant is 'fornication' to God, that his word tells us to remove any fornicators from God's clean congregation (Hebrews 12:15+16)and not even mention the word(Ephesians 5:3-5). 1Corinthians 5:9-13 says: "...you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister but is sexually immoral or greedy... Do not even eat with such people....Expel the wicked person from among you."(NIV) It is SO death-dealing that we are told to 'FLEE from it'(1 Corinthians 6:18-20) so as not to bring reproach on our God, our congregation or ourselves (1Thessolonians 4:3-7), remaining loyal to our vows before God(Matthew 5:37/Psalm 15:1-4)(Psalm 50:14)(Matthew 5:33).

Fornication can also figuratively refer to SPIRITUAL immorality, where Revelation 18:2+3 speaks of "Babylon the Great" (the world empire of false religion) disloyally committing fornication with the world's political and commercial interests, and growing rich from her spiritual 'prostitution'. From THIS sort of fornication we are ALSO told to flee (Revelation 18:4+5).

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'Fornication' is sex between persons who are unmarried. The word is generally found in formal usage and is derogatory (that is, disapproving--such as in the Bible).

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Numerous. Fornication 32; Fornications 3; Fornicator 2; Fornicators 3. All are separate listings. There is no listing for Fornicate in the King James Bible, old or new testaments.>

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