Religion, Relationships And Families Flashcards
Marital
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 taking about marriage
Adultery
Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their spouse
Nuptial
To do with marriage
Communion
Sharing together
Extramarital
Occurring outside marriage, either before marriage or with someone other than your husband or wife
Marriage
The sacrament by which the couple commit themselves to each other for life
Consent
Give permission for something to happen; in Catholicism, the moment of marriage when the couple commit themselves to each other for life
Null and void
The marriage didn’t take place because something wasn’t right when the commitment happened
Cohabitation
A couple living together and having a sexual relationship without being married to one another
Annulment
A statement but 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 gets married to another
Artificial contraception
Artificial methods used to prevent a pregnancy from taking place
Family planning
The practice of controlling how many children couples have and when they have them
Procreation
Producing children
Gender prejudice
Expecting someone to behave in a particular way because of their gender
Gender discrimination
Taking actions that treat one person differently to another because of their gender
