whoredom

[ hawr-duh m, hohr- or, often, hoo r- ]

/ ˈhɔr dəm, ˈhoʊr- or, often, ˈhʊər- /

noun

the activity or state of whoring.

Nearby words

whopper, whopping, whore, whore-house, whore-monger, whoredom, whorehouse, whorehouse cut, whoremaster, whoremonger, whoreson

Origin of whoredom

1125–75; Middle English hordom, equivalent to Old English hōr adultery + -dōm -dom; compare Old Norse hōrdōmr

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Examples from the Web for whoredom

Nothing so common as Whoredom.So that youth are bred up to Whoredom.
An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies|Robert Knox
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 Whyte

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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