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fornicator

Meaning of “fornicator”

A person who commits unlawful sexual intercourse.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: 1 Corinthians 5:11

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Every verse containing “fornicator”

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1 Corinthians 5:11
But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 5:11 · retained source text

But now I haue written vnto you, not to keepe company, if any man that is called a brother bee a fornicator, or couetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner: with such a one, no, not to eate.

Hebrews 12:16
Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hebrews 12:16 · retained source text

Lest there bee any fornicatour, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsell of meat sold his birthright.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A person guilty of unlawful sexual intercourse; a lewd person.

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