Adultery (old form)
Definition
An archaic, literary, or historical legal variant of the modern noun 'adulter' (adultery), denoting the act of a husband or wife violating the vow of marital fidelity through intimate relations with another person. The term is frequently encountered in 18th and 19th-century legal codes and old biblical translations, utilized to emphasize the moral, religious, or penal severity of marital unfaithfulness.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Adultery (old form)
- Marital unfaithfulness
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter singular noun, structurally fixed within specialized historical or theological nomenclature. |
| Formation | Earlier direct adaptation from Latin 'adulterium', keeping its original semantic values within early statutory compositions. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [əˈdʌltəri] (standard English phonetic notation capturing its current functional equivalent value) |
| Source | Lexicon of Romanian Scientific Neologisms, Etymological Variations, and Historical Law |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: În pravila de la 1646, păcatul de adulteriu era pedepsit aspru de către judecătorii domnești cu amenzi mari sau exil.
EN: In the 1646 code of laws, the sin of adulteriu was harshly punished by princely judges with heavy fines or exile.
RO: Vechiul tratat de morală descrie acest adulteriu ca pe o rupere violentă a legământului sacru semnat în fața altarului.
EN: The old treatise on morals describes this adulteriu as a violent breaking of the sacred covenant signed before the altar.
RO: Cercetătorul a explicat că termenul de adulteriu apare în româna veche ca un împrumut direct din latina juridică bisericească.
EN: The researcher explained that the term adulteriu appears in old Romanian as a direct borrowing from ecclesiastical legal Latin.
Idioms & Phrases
Păcat de adulteriu / Sin of adultery
RO: Denumirea religioasă și morală folosită în vechile predici pentru a condamna încălcarea sfințeniei căsătoriei.
EN: The religious and moral denomination used in old sermons to condemn the violation of the sanctity of marriage.
Pravilă de adulteriu / Statute on adultery / Historical adultery code
RO: Secțiune din legiuirile medievale românești care reglementa consecințele juridice și fizice ale infidelității maritale.
EN: A section within medieval Romanian laws that regulated the legal and physical consequences of marital infidelity.
Vinovăție de adulteriu / Guilt of adultery (historical context)
RO: Condiția legală a soțului infidel în fața tribunalelor ecleziastice vechi, care ducea automat la desfacerea logodnei sau căsătoriei.
EN: The legal condition of the unfaithful spouse before ancient ecclesiastical courts, automatically leading to the dissolution of marriage.
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