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Marriage and Family
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Marriage and Family
Key Words
- Sacred Bond - a joining together sanctified by God which cannot be broken by humans
- Adultery - a sexual act between a married person and someone other than their marriage partner
- Monogamy - marriage to only one person at a time
- Lifelong relationship - the idea that marriage can only be ended by the death of a partner
- Procreation - making new life
- Cohabitation - living together in a sexual relationship without being married
- Spouse - marriage partner
- Premarital Sex - sexual activity before marriage
- Homosexuality - sexual attraction to someone of the same sex
- Extramarital Sex - sex acts outside marriage, usually refered to as adultery
- Promiscuity - having sex with a number of partners without commitment
- Faithful - staying with your marriage partner and having sex only with them
- Civil partnership - legal ceremonies giving homosexuals the same rights as heterosexual
- Homophobia - hatred or fear of homosexuals
- Polygamous - having more than one spouse at a time
- Remarriage - marring again after divorce
- Moral Values - the standards of good and evil, which influence people's behaviours and choices
- Parish Priest/ Vicar - the clergy person responsible for a local church
- Clergy - those ordained by the Church
- First Communion - the first time a person receives the sacraments pf the Eucharist
- Childbearing Age - the age when a woman is capable of having children
- NFP - Natural family planning
- STI/STD - Sexually Transmitted Infection/Disease
- Unitive Purpose - sexual activity as a source of joy and pleasure to unite a married couple
- Civil Divorce - a divorce according to the law of the country but not the church
- Annulment - a declaration by the church that a marriage was never a true marriage (partners can remarry)
- Consummate - complete a marriage through sexual intercourse
- Covenant - a religious agreement made between God and a religious group
- Custody - one parent being made responsible for the care of the children
- Subordinate - of inferior importance or rank
- Dominant role - the major, most influential part
- Suffragette - a woman seeking the right to vote through protest
- Ordained - either set down by God or to be made a priest