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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