topic 3: Marriage and Family (Christianity and Sikhism) DEFINITIONS Flashcards
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Define: Adultery
Being a married person but having a sexual act with someone else other than their marriage partner
Define: Monogamy
The practice of having one partner at a time
Define: Civil Partnership
Legal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same legal rights as a husband and wife
Define: Cohabitation
Living together without being married
Define: Contraception
Intentionally preventing pregnancy from happening
Define: Faithfulness
Staying with your marriage partner and having sex with only them
Define: Homosexuality
Sexual attraction to the same sex
Define: Nuclear Family
Mother, father and children living together
Define: Re-constituted Family
When stepbrothers and stepsisters become one family when their divorced parents marry each other
Define: Single - parent Family
When a lone parent raises their children
Define: Pre-martial sex
sex before marriage
Define: Procreation
Making a new life
Define: Promiscuity
Having sex with a number of partners without commitment
Define: Re-marriage
Marrying again after being divorced from a previous marriage
Define: Divorce
Legal ending of a marriage
Define: Marriage
Formal union of a man and woman by the law in which they become husband and wife
Define: Sacrament
Special action which brings a Christian closer to God
Define: Abstinence & - Chastity
Practice of refraining from sex
Define: Civil Ceremony
Non- religious legal marriage ceremony performed by a government official
Define: Vows
Promises a couple make to each other during the wedding ceremony
Define: Annulment
Formal declaration of marriage
