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whoredom

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whore⋅dom

  [hawr-duhm, hohr- or, often, hoor-]
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–noun
1. the activity or state of whoring.
2. Bible. idolatry.
Origin:
1125–75; ME hordom, equiv. to OE hōr adultery + -dōm -dom; cf. ON hōrdōmr
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whore·dom   (hôr'dəm, hōr'-)   
n.  

  1. The practice of accepting payment in exchange for sexual relations; prostitution.

    1. Unlawful sexual relations.

    2. Promiscuous sex.

  3. Bible Unfaithfulness to God; idolatry.


[Middle English hordom, from Old Norse hōrdōmr; see kā- in Indo-European roots.]
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