whoredom

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

noun

the activity or state of whoring.
Bible. idolatry.

Origin of whoredom

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

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Historical Examples of whoredom

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
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

British Dictionary definitions for whoredom

whoredom

noun

the activity of whoring or state of being a whore
a biblical word for idolatry

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