prostitution, harlotry, whoredom
(noun) offering sexual intercourse for pay
Source: WordNet® 3.1
prostitution (usually uncountable, plural prostitutions)
Engaging in sexual activity with another person for pay.
(by extension) Debasement for profit or impure motives.
• harlotry
• oldest profession, world's oldest profession
• oldest occupation
• whoredom
Source: Wiktionary
Pros`ti*tu"tion, n. Etym: [L. prostitutio: cf. F. prostitution.]
1. The act or practice of prostituting or offering the body to an indiscriminate intercourse with men; common lewdness of a woman.
2. The act of setting one's self to sale, or of devoting to infamous purposes what is in one's power; as, the prostitution of abilities; the prostitution of the press. "Mental prostitution." Byron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 June 2025
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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
