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in·fi·del·i·ty 
[in-fi-del-i-tee] Pronunciation Key
[in-fi-del-i-tee] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -ties.
| 1. | marital disloyalty; adultery. |
| 2. | unfaithfulness; disloyalty. |
| 3. | lack of religious faith, esp. Christian faith. |
| 4. | a breach of trust or a disloyal act; transgression. |
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| in·fi·del·i·ty
(ĭn'fĭ-děl'ĭ-tē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. in·fi·del·i·ties
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
infidelity
infidelity
1509, "want of faith, unbelief in religion," from L. infidelitas "unfaithfulness," noun of quality from infidelis (see infidel). Meaning "unfaithfulness or disloyalty to a person" is from 1529, originally to a sovereign, later 16c. to a lover or spouse.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| infidelity | |
noun | |
| the quality of being unfaithful [ant: faithfulness] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Infidelity
In`fi*del"i*ty\, n.; pl. Infidelities. [L. infidelitas: cf. F. infid['e]lit['e].]1. Want of faith or belief in some religious system; especially, a want 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. --V. Knox. 2. Unfaithfulness to the marriage vow or contract; violation of the marriage covenant by adultery. 3. Breach of trust; unfaithfulness to a charge, or to moral obligation; treachery; deceit; as, the infidelity of a servant. "The infidelity of friends." --Sir W. Temple.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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