harlotry
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9.8
- noun
- /ˈhɑːrlətri/
- Offensive
:
prostitución
- In the novel, the protagonist reflects on the sorrow brought by her harlotry.
Examples
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The documentary explored the effects of poverty on the prevalence of harlotry in urban areas.
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If she tell me, child, it were for harlotry... may God spread His mercy on you.
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But it is hardly a cure for harlotry.
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Claire mentioned that you dabbled in harlotry.
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Her harlotry?
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No more shall the house of Israel defile My holy name, nor shall their kings, by their harlotry or with the carcasses of their kings on their high places.
Blog text (17) -
Masturbation, known as onanism, was included, and so also were nocturnal pollution, anal or oral sex, pornography, harlotry, homosexuality, and more.
Academic text (2003) -
The German botanist Johann Georg Siegesbeck protested that Linnaeus was turning innocent flower gardens into beds of harlotry.
Academic text (2006) -
During the discussion about historical social issues, they touched upon the topic of harlotry.
Synonyms
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5.1
An activity in which someone has sex with another person for money
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9.9
The practice of having sex for money
How Offensive
- Offensive
1
9.8
- NSFW
134
5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word harlotry comes from the older word harlot, which once meant a 'low' or 'wandering' person and later was used for someone who 'sells sex'. So harlotry is the practice of prostitution.