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单词 whoredom
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whoredom

[ hawr-duhm, hohr- or, often, hoor- ]
/ ˈhɔr dəm, ˈhoʊr- or, often, ˈhʊər- /

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

Words nearby whoredom

whoosis, whop, whopper, whopping, whore, whoredom, whorehouse, whorehouse cut, whoremaster, whoremonger, whoreson
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Example sentences from the Web for whoredom

  • 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
  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for whoredom

whoredom
/ (ˈhɔːdəm) /

noun

the activity of whoring or state of being a whore
a biblical word for idolatry
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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