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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Incest \In"cest\, n. [F. inceste, L. incestum unchastity, incest, fr incestus unchaste; pref. in- not + castus chaste. See {Chaste}.] The crime of cohabitation or sexual commerce between persons related within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law. --Shak. {Spiritual incest}. (Eccl. Law) a The crime of cohabitation committed between persons who have a spiritual alliance by means of baptism or confirmation. b The act of a vicar, or other beneficiary, who holds two benefices, the one depending on the collation of the other From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: incest n : sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marry (as between a parent and a child)
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