WHOREDOM

prostitution, harlotry, whoredom

(noun) offering sexual intercourse for pay

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

whoredom (usually uncountable, plural whoredoms)

The state of being a whore, prostitution; sexual indulgence, fornication. [from 12th c.]

Synonym: harlotry

Source: Wiktionary


Whore"dom, n. Etym: [OE. hordom; cf. Icel. h.]

1. The practice of unlawful intercourse with the other sex; fornication; lewdness.

2. (Script.)

Definition: The sin of worshiping idols; idolatry. O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled; they will not . . . turn unto their God. Hos. v. 3, 4.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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