Human Relationships Flashcards
(18 cards)
What is meant by divorce ?
The legal ending of marriage
What does contraception mean ?
Preventing conception
State was is meant by a civil partnership?
A legal status giving a same sex couple the same rights and responsibilities as a heterosexual civil marriage
What is meant by the term marriage ?
The legal joining of man and women
What is meant by the term re marriage ?
Marrying again after being divorced or widowed
What word means the legal ending of marriage ?
Divorce
What is meant by vows ?
Promises made between a couple with god as a witness
What is meant by the term sacrament ?
An outward sign or inward blessing
What is meant by the term heterosexual ?
Someone who has a sexual attraction to someone of the opposite sex
What is meant by the term homosexual?
Someone who has a sexual attraction to people of the same sex
What is meant by the term adultery ?
When someone who is married has a sexual relationship with someone to who they are not married to
What is meant by the term annulment ?
A declaration that a marriage was never a proper marriage in the eyes of the church
What is meant by the term agape ?
Selfless love
What is meant by the term celibate ?
Someone who does not engage in sexual activity
What is meant by the term cohabitation?
Living together without being married
What is meant by the term fornication ?
Sexual activity between two adults who are not married to eachother
What is meant by the term abortifacient mean ?
Causing abortion
What is meant by the term promiscuity?
the fact or state of being promiscuous; immorality.
