Key Words Flashcards
Adultery
an act of sexual intercourse while in a marriage with someone other than your partner
Cohabitation
living together without being married
Faithfulness
staying with and having sex only with your marriage partner
Marriage
the legal binding of a man and woman to live together and have a family
Pre-marital sex
having sex before marriage
Promiscuity
having sex with a number of partners without commitment
Homosexuality
sexual attraction to those of the same gender
Annulment
declaration by the Church that a marriage never lawfully existed (divorce but eradication)
Re-marriage
marrying again after divorce
Extended family
children, parents, grandparents, uncles/aunts living in the same house
Nuclear family
mother, father and children living together
Re-constituted family
where two separate mother and father with children get married and the children become step siblings
Celibate life
life without sex
Civil partnership
a legal ceremony between two homosexual people = marriage
Contraception
intentionally preventing pregnancy
