Relationships Revision Flashcards
Martial
To do with marriage
Unitive
Something that joins or unites people together
Procreative
Open to creating new life; life-giving
Consummated
Completed or fulfilled, especially when talking about a marriage
Adultery
Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their spouse (husband or wife)
Marriage
The sacrament by which the couple commit themselves to each other for life
Consent
To give permission for something to happen; in catholicism, the moment of marriage when the couple commit themselves to each other for life
Cohabitation
A couple living together and having sexual relationship without being married to one another
Annulment
A statement by the Catholic Church that there was no valid marriage in the first place
Divorce
Legal ending of a marriage
Remarriage
When a person who has been married before goes on to marry another person
Artificial contraception
Artificial (unnatural) methods used to prevent pregnancy from taking place
Family planning
The practice of controlling how many children couples have and when they have them
Procreation
To produce children
Gender prejudice
Expecting someone to behave in a particular way because of their gender