Whoredom Definition
hôrdəm
noun
The practice of accepting payment in exchange for sexual relations; prostitution.
American Heritage
Unlawful sexual relations.
American Heritage
Prostitution or fornication.
Webster's New World
Idolatry: Hos. 4:12
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Whoredom
Noun
Singular:
whoredom
Plural:
whoredomsOrigin of Whoredom
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From Middle English horedom, hordom, from Old Norse hórdómr, ultimately corresponding to whore +"Ž -dom. Cognate with Swedish hordom (“whoredom"), Middle Dutch hoerdom (“whoredom").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English hordom from Old Norse hōrdōmr kā- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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