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/ˌɪnfɪdˈɛlɪti/ Listen

noun

Infidelity n. (pl. infidelities)

Lack of faith or belief in some religious system; especially, a lack of faith in, or disbelief of, the inspiration of the Scriptures, of the divine origin of Christianity. "There is, indeed, no doubt but that vanity is one of the principal causes of infidelity."

Unfaithfulness to the marriage vow or contract; violation of the marriage covenant by adultery.

Breach of trust; unfaithfulness to a charge, or to moral obligation; treachery; deceit; as, the infidelity of a servant. "The infidelity of friends."

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Etymology of 'Infidelity'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Infidelity" Quotes from Famous Books

... do not believe that our English home life is composed mainly, if not entirely, of lying, drunkenness, and conjugal infidelity, and its sequel divorce, yester evening at the Queen's Theatre must have been a sad and dismal experience. That men and women who have vowed to love each other do sometimes prove false to their troth no reasonable man will deny. With the divorce court before our eyes, ...

— Vain Fortune • George Moore

... 'Infidelity in a woman is much worse than in a man. If a man really suspects his wife, he must leave her, that's all; then let her justify ...

— In the Year of Jubilee • George Gissing

... and Lily looked infinitely shocked. 'This is philosophy and vain deceit,' said she; 'the very thing that tends to infidelity.' ...

— Scenes and Characters • Charlotte M. Yonge

... resolved not to interfere; and with the upholders of which, ministers of the gospel and professors of religion of all denominations have made a treaty of peace! Tell it not abroad—publish it not in the capitals of Europe—lest the despots of the old world take courage, and infidelity strengthen ...

— Thoughts on African Colonization • William Lloyd Garrison

... susceptible who never heard Robert Hall. This character of his preaching refers more particularly to the period when his talents were in their most vigorous exercise; a little before the time when he published his celebrated sermon on "Infidelity." ...

— Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey • Joseph Cottle

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