Sexual Immorality (Noun)
Meaning
The evil ascribed to sexual acts that violate social conventions; "sexual immorality is the major reason for last year's record number of abortions".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The high rates of teen pregnancy have led to a surge in awareness campaigns against sexual immorality in local schools.
- A study suggests that social media is partly responsible for promoting a culture of sexual immorality among young adults.
- Conservative groups are attributing the alarming rates of divorce to widespread sexual immorality and the decline of traditional family values.
- Some people view certain music genres as encouraging sexual immorality due to explicit lyrics that describe lust and casual encounters.
- Campaigners for abstinence claim that rampant sexual immorality in colleges has resulted in soaring cases of unwanted pregnancies and diseases.