marital fidelity

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• fidelity — fi|del|i|ty [fıˈdelıti] n [U] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: fidélité, from Latin fidelitas, from fides faith, trust ] 1.) when you are loyal to your husband, girlfriend etc, by not having sex with anyone else = ↑loyalty ≠ ↑infidelity …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fidelity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English fidelite, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fidelité, from Latin fidelitat , fidelitas, from fidelis faithful, from fides faith, from fidere to trust more at bide Date: 15th century 1. a. the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• fidelity — fidelity, allegiance, fealty, loyalty, devotion, piety denote faithfulness to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty. Fidelity implies strict adherence to what is a matter of faith or of keeping faith; it presupposes an obligation,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• fidelity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ absolute ▪ marital, sexual VERB + FIDELITY ▪ maintain PREPOSITION …   Collocations dictionary

• marital — adj. Marital is used with these nouns: ↑affection, ↑bed, ↑bliss, ↑breakdown, ↑breakup, ↑conflict, ↑counselling, ↑discord, ↑dispute, ↑dissatisfaction, ↑distress, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

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