whoredom
[ hawr-duhm, hohr- ]
noun
the activity or state of whoring.
Bible. idolatry.
Origin of whoredom
11125–75; Middle English hordom, equivalent to Old English hōr adultery + -dōm-dom; compare Old Norse hōrdōmr
Words Nearby whoredom
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How to use whoredom in a sentence
whoredom and wine after all are but the lusts of a man, whereas time-serving and truth-selling are the lusts of a devil.
Samuel Rutherford | Alexander WhyteNothing so common as whoredom.So that youth are bred up to whoredom.
British Dictionary definitions for whoredom
whoredom
/ (ˈhɔːdəm) /
noun
the activity of whoring or state of being a whore
a biblical word for idolatry
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