whoredom

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whoredom

/ˈhɔːdəm/ UK
/ˈhɔɚdəm/ US

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)dəm

Where it comes from

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

noun whoredoms

uncountable, usually The state of being a whore, prostitution; sexual indulgence, fornication. And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
Similar: harlotry

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@misc{whoredom_2026,
  title = {whoredom},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whoredom},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}