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whoredom

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whore·dom  (hôrdm, hr-)
n.
1. The practice of accepting payment in exchange for sexual relations; prostitution.
2.
a. Unlawful sexual relations.
b. Promiscuous sex.
3. Bible Unfaithfulness to God; idolatry.
[Middle English hordom, from Old Norse hrdmr; see k- in Indo-European roots.]
whoredom [ˈhɔːdəm]
n
1. the activity of whoring or state of being a whore
2. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) a biblical word for idolatry
whoredom
Bible. the worship of idols instead of God; idolatry.
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the act or practice of prostitution.
See also: Sex
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.whoredomwhoredom - offering sexual intercourse for pay
harlotry, prostitution
vice crime - a vice that is illegal


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In the meantime, as I was but too sure of the fact, I lived therefore in open avowed incest and whoredom, and all under the appearance of an honest wife; and though I was not much touched with the crime of it, yet the action had something in it shocking to nature, and made my husband, as he thought himself, even nauseous to me.
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