premarital

[ pree-mar-i-tl ]

adjective

preceding marriage.

Origin of premarital

First recorded in 1885–90; pre- + marital

Words Nearby premarital

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How to use premarital in a sentence

In Liberty’s case, the policy has been expanded in recent years to protect students who self-report violations of the Liberty Way, including premarital sex.
“The Liberty Way”: How Liberty University Discourages and Dismisses Students’ Reports of Sexual Assaults | by Hannah Dreyfus, photography by Sarah Blesener for ProPublica | October 24, 2021 | ProPublica
The Gallup poll numbers have steadily declined going back to May 2001, when 42 percent of respondents found premarital sex morally unacceptable.
1 in 4 Americans Still Oppose Premarital Sex | Sean Braswell | October 24, 2020 | Ozy
Much of the series was turned over to moralistic preaching about the evils of premarital sex.
‘7th Heaven’ Dad Stephen Collins and the Christian Right’s Real Morality Tale | Amanda Marcotte | October 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Volunteers were asked about masturbation and their thoughts on premarital sex, but not about their girlfriends or friendships.
What Harvard’s Grant Study Reveals about Happiness and Life | Dan Slater | November 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
His 1973 doctorate dissertation on sex education was titled “Sexual Socialization and premarital Sexual Behavior.”
Graham Spanier: Penn State’s Next Indictment? | Diane Dimond | August 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

People often married young within the Sea Org, as premarital sex was forbidden.
Scientology’s Sea Org: A Story of Escape for Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise | Abigail Pesta | July 6, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Look no further than the outrage over premarital sex, even after the advent of birth control.
The Case for Cohabitation | Hannah Seligson | April 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Everyone needs and should have premarital counseling, if only to help them to this all important insight.
Herein is Love | Reuel L. Howe
For this reason the strictest premarital examination by a competent physician should be required.
The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book | Various
Tim Fisher obviously desired extramarital relations with Mrs. Bagley—or was it premarital relations?
The Fourth R | George Oliver Smith
But they wouldn't be premarital with Tim unless he followed through and married Mrs. Bagley.
The Fourth R | George Oliver Smith

British Dictionary definitions for premarital

premarital

/ (priːˈmærɪtəl) /

adjective

(esp of sexual relations) occurring before marriage: Compare extramarital

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