whoredom

Meaning

The state of being a whore, prostitution; sexual indulgence, fornication.

Synonyms

prostitution

harlotry

fornication

licentiousness

lust

white slavery

whoring

sluttery

whorishness

strumpetry

world’s oldest profession

brothelry

idolatry

lechery

lewdness

Translations

prostitution

πορνεία

fahişelik

όργιο

prostitutie

prostituzione

fuhuş

orospuluk

meretricio

prostitució

prostituição

prostitución

prostitutio

Hurerei

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɔːdəm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: horedom

Cognate with Swedish: hordom

Cognate with Middle Dutch: hoerdom

In summary

From Middle English horedom, hordom, from Old Norse hórdómr, ultimately corresponding to whore + -dom. Cognate with Swedish hordom (“whoredom”), Middle Dutch hoerdom (“whoredom”).