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Beguilement vs Adultery - What's the difference?

beguilement | adultery |

As nouns the difference between beguilement and adultery

is that beguilement is the characteristic of being beguiled while adultery is sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse.

beguilement

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The characteristic of being beguiled.
  • 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.