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Whoredom vs Prostitute - What's the difference?

whoredom | prostitute |

As nouns the difference between whoredom and prostitute

is that whoredom is the state of being a whore, prostitution; sexual indulgence, fornication while prostitute is a person who performs sexual activity for payment, especially a woman.

As a verb prostitute is

(usually reflexively) to perform sexual activity for money.

whoredom

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The state of being a whore, prostitution; sexual indulgence, fornication.
  • *1611 , Bible , Authorized (King James) Version, (w) XXXVIII:
  • *: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.
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  • *2012 , Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex , Penguin 2013, p. 14:
  • *:the most enthusiastic punishers of whoredom were often the most evangelical Protestants, who sought the ever-further purification of society (‘Puritans’, as they came to be called in England).

    • prostitute

    English

    (wikipedia prostitute)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who performs sexual activity for payment, especially a woman
    • I currently work as a prostitute in order to pay off my university debts .
  • A person who is perceived as engaging in sexual activity with many people.
  • A person who does, or offers to do, an activity for money, despite personal dislike or dishonour.

    • Usage notes

    * The noun is gender-neutral.

    Synonyms

    * (person who performs sexual activity for payment) See also * (person perceived as engaging in sexual activity) See also , * (person who does an activity for money) sell out

    Verb

    (prostitut)
  • (usually reflexively) To perform sexual activity for money
  • To make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves.
  • * Bible, Leviticus xix. 29
    • Do not prostitute thy daughter.
  • (derogatory) To use one's talents in return for money or fame
  • (figuratively) To exploit for base purposes; to whore.
    • Yet again a commercial firm had prostituted a traditional song by setting an advertising jingle to its tune.

    Related terms

    * prostitution