whoredom

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Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
17
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈhɔːdəm/(UK)
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/ˈhɔːdəm/(UK) · /ˈhɔɚdəm/(US)

Definition of whoredom

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)The state of being a whore, prostitution; sexual indulgence, fornication.
    “And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.”
    “Mother[…]considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, from which every Kensingtonian held aloof, except on the conventional tip-and-run excursions in pursuit of shopping, tea and theatres.”
    “Force not your slave-girls to whoredom that ye may seek enjoyment of the life of the world, if they would preserve their chastity.”
    “the most enthusiastic punishers of whoredom were often the most evangelical Protestants, who sought the ever-further purification of society (‘Puritans’, as they came to be called in England).”

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Etymology

From Middle English horedom, hordom, from Old Norse hórdómr, ultimately corresponding to whore + -dom. Cognate with Swedish hordom (“whoredom”), Middle Dutch hoerdom (“whoredom”).

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