| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| whoredom |
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| SYLLABICATION: | whore·dom |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  hôr d m, h r- |
| NOUN: | 1. The practice of accepting payment in exchange for sexual relations; prostitution. 2a. Unlawful sexual relations. b. Promiscuous sex. 3. Bible Unfaithfulness to God; idolatry. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English hordom, from Old Norse hrdmr. See k - in Appendix I.
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