The Scarlet Letter

A is for Adultery, but....

 If the Puritan community did not know Hester was married, and believed her to be unmarried, then why the letter A for adultery?  Adultery, according to the bible, is sexual relations between a MARRIED woman and someone who is not her husband, no?  Or was it any kind of sex outside of marriage?  

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The Puritan understanding of adultry included having a baby out of wedlock.

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