prostitution; idolatry (Biblical usage)
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Whoredom Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The sin of worshiping idols; idolatry.
The sin of worshiping idols; idolatry.
(n.)
The practice of unlawful intercourse with the other sex; fornication; lewdness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThe practice of unlawful intercourse with the other sex; fornication; lewdness.
whoredom
\whore"dom\ (?), n. [oe. hordom; cf. icel. h&?;rd&?;mr.]
1. the practice of unlawful intercourse with the other sex; fornication; lewdness.
2. (script.) the sin of worshiping idols; idolatry. o ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and israel is defiled; they will not turn unto their god. os. v. 3, 4.
whoredom
n : offering sexual intercourse for pay [syn: prostitution, harlotry]
Noun
1. offering sexual intercourse for pay
(synonym) prostitution, harlotry
(hypernym) vice crime
