INCEST

incest

(noun) sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marry (as between a parent and a child)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

incest (usually uncountable, plural incests)

Sexual relations between close relatives, especially immediate family members and first cousins, usually considered taboo; in many jurisdictions, close relatives are not allowed to marry, and incest is a crime.

Synonyms

• inbreeding

Antonyms

• outbreeding

Hyponyms

• cousincest

• fauxcest

• twincest

• sibcest

Verb

incest (third-person singular simple present incests, present participle incesting, simple past and past participle incested)

(ambitransitive) To engage in incestuous sexual intercourse.

Anagrams

• ceints, insect, nicest, scient

Source: Wiktionary


In"cest, n. Etym: [F. inceste, L. incestum unchastity, incest, fr. incestus unchaste; pref. in- not + castus chaste. See Chaste.]

Definition: The crime of cohabitation or sexual commerce between persons related within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law. Shak. Spiritual incest. (Eccl. Law) (a) The crime of cohabitation committed between persons who have a spiritual alliance by means of baptism or confirmation. (b) The act of a vicar, or other beneficiary, who holds two benefices, the one depending on the collation of the other.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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