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Adultery vs Betrayal - What's the difference?

adultery | betrayal |

As nouns the difference between adultery and betrayal

is that adultery is sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse while betrayal is the act of betraying.

adultery

Alternative forms

* advowtry (obsolete)

Noun

(adulteries)
  • 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.
  • (Bible) Lewdness or unchastity of thought as well as act, as forbidden by the seventh commandment.
  • (Bible) Faithlessness in religion.
  • And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks. (King James Version)
  • (obsolete) The fine and penalty formerly imposed for the offence of adultery.
  • (ecclesiastical) The intrusion of a person into a bishopric during the life of the bishop.
  • (obsolete) adulteration; corruption
  • (Ben Jonson)
  • (obsolete) injury; degradation; ruin
  • * Ben Jonson
  • You might wrest the caduceus out of my hand to the adultery and spoil of nature.

    betrayal

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the act of betraying
  • Synonyms

    * perfidy * treachery * treason