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noun

Whoredom n.

The practice of unlawful intercourse with the other sex; fornication; lewdness.

(Script.) The sin of worshiping idols; idolatry. "O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled; they will not... turn unto their God."

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Etymology of 'Whoredom'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Whoredom" Quotes from Famous Books

... constancy with which he sets forth the relation of Israel to Jehovah under the figure of the marriage-covenant; thus making unfaithfulness to God, and especially idolatry and idolatrous alliances, to be spiritual adultery and whoredom. This fact affords a key to the interpretation of the first three chapters, where the nature of the transactions requires that we understand them not as historic events, but as prophetic symbols occurring only in vision. The remaining eleven chapters contain perhaps a summary ...

— Companion to the Bible • E. P. Barrows

... with brims of gold if such garlands crown a Queen of our faith. And I lament their lack if by it the King's Highness maketh war upon our faith. And Privy Seal shall dine with the Bishop of Winchester, and righteousness kiss with the whoredom of abomination.' ...

— The Fifth Queen • Ford Madox Ford

Words linked to "Whoredom" : prostitution, harlotry, whore, vice crime