Commandments 6 & 9 Vocab

Question 1

adultery

Answer 1

sexual activity between 2 person, at least one of whom is married to another

Question 2

annulment

Answer 2

declaration by the Church that a marriage is null and void, it never existed in sacramental union
- divorces must have the marriage annulled by the Church to be free to marry once again

Question 3

artificial insemination

Answer 3

process by which a man’s sperm and a woman’s egg are united in a manner other than natural sexual intercouse
- separates intercourse from the act of procreation

Question 4

chastity

Answer 4

virtue by which people are able successfully and healthfully to integrate that sexuality into their total person

Question 5

cohabitation

Answer 5

living together before marriage

Question 6

concupiscence

Answer 6

the tendency of all human beings toward sin, as a result of Original Sin

Question 7

contraception

Answer 7

the deliberate attempt to interfere with the creation of new life as a result of sexual intercouse

Question 8

fornication

Answer 8

sexual intercourse between a man and a woman who are not married

Question 9

generative

Answer 9

something related to the power of producing new life

Question 10

in-vitro fertilization

Answer 10

fertilization of a woman’s ovum with a man’s sperm outside her body

Question 11

lust

Answer 11

intense and uncontrolled desire for sexual pleasure

Question 12

masturbation

Answer 12

self-manipulation of one’s sexual organs for the purpose of erotic pleasure or to achieve orgasm

Question 13

modesty

Answer 13

maintaining decency, discretion

Question 14

natural family planning

Answer 14

teaches married couples how to recognize the wife’s fertile periods and practice chaste abstinence during those times to avoid pregnancy

Question 15

nupital

Answer 15

something related to marriage or a marriage ceremony

Question 16

polygamy

Answer 16

having more than one spouse

Question 17

pornography

Answer 17

a written description of visual portrayal of a person or action that is created or viewed with the intention of stimulating sexual feelings

Question 18

prostitution

Answer 18

act of providing sexual services in exchange for money, drugs ,or other goods

Question 19

purity of heart

Answer 19

enables us to see the human body as a manifestation of God’s beauty

Question 20

sexual integrity

Answer 20

your inner & outer life are united; thoughts, words, and actions reflect God’s purpose for the gift of sexuality

Question 21

surrogate motherhood

Answer 21

medical process in which a woman becomes pregnant through artificial means and delivers a child for someone else

Question 22

temperance

Answer 22

cardinal virtue by which one moderates his or her appetites and passionate to achieve balance in the use of created goods

Question 23

prudence

Answer 23

cardinal virtue by which a person is inclined toward choosing the moral good and avoiding evil

Question 24

artificial conception

Answer 24

the process by which a man’s sperm and a woman’s egg are united in a manner other than natural sexual intercourse