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English Dictionary: infidelity by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
infidelity
n
  1. the quality of being unfaithful [syn: infidelity, unfaithfulness]
    Antonym(s): faithfulness, fidelity
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Infidelity \In`fi*del"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Infidelities}. [L.
      infidelitas: cf. F. infid[82]lit[82].]
      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. [bd]The infidelity of friends.[b8] --Sir W.
            Temple.
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