whoredom
The oldest profession
Whoredom is an archaic or biblical term for prostitution, or for promiscuity and moral corruption generally.
It appears often in religious texts where it extends beyond literal meaning to characterize spiritual unfaithfulness: The prophet condemned the city for its whoredom.
Practice of selling sex
- fornicationIntercourse between unmarried persons
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
- idolatryVeneration of false gods
- unfaithfulnessBreach of romantic commitment
apostasy · Babylon · scarlet woman · abomination · iniquity · transgression · sinfulness · wickedness
Promiscuous woman for pay
- brothelCommercial sex establishment
- streetwalkerOne who solicits outdoors
- solicitationSeeking to obtain
- johnsToilets or solicitors' customers
red-light district · bordello · madam · pimp · courtesan · concubinage · flesh trade · oldest profession
Profound moral corruption
- licentiousnessExcessive disregard for morality
- lewdnessCrude sexual indecency
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
- promiscuityFrequent casual sexual encounters
unchastity · wantonness · immorality · turpitude · degradation · shamelessness · disgrace · dishonor
harlotry
Practice of selling sex
- fornicationIntercourse between unmarried persons
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
- idolatryVeneration of false gods
unfaithfulness · apostasy · Babylon · scarlet woman · abomination · iniquity · transgression · sinfulness · wickedness · corruption
harlot
Promiscuous woman for pay
- brothelCommercial sex establishment
- streetwalkerOne who solicits outdoors
- solicitationSeeking to obtain
johns · red-light district · bordello · madam · pimp · courtesan · concubinage · flesh trade · oldest profession · scarlet letter
depravity
Profound moral corruption
- licentiousnessExcessive disregard for morality
- lewdnessCrude sexual indecency
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
promiscuity · unchastity · wantonness · immorality · turpitude · degradation · shamelessness · disgrace · dishonor · infamy
whoredomchastity
Abstaining from sexual activity
purity · virginity · virtue · celibacy · abstinence
- whored outSexually exploited for gain
- whored aroundHad frequent casual liaisons