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whoredom

22 occurrences22 versesFirst: Genesis 38:24

COMBINED MEANING

Meaning of whoredom

Lewdness; fornication; practice of unlawful merce with the other sex. In Scripture, idolatry; the desertion of the worship of the true God, for the worship of idols.

Reviewed KJV-relevant meaning

Meaning drawn from:

Webster 1828Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)KJV usage (PCE)

WORD FAMILY

Related forms

Root: whore

Sexual prostitution and the KJV's stated figurative use of that image.

HISTORICAL DEFINITIONS

Approved source definitions

Webster 1828 · headword: whore

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To practise unlawful sexual intercourse or lewdness.

Inherited from whore. volume 2, leaf 929, column 1 (main_dictionary)

Webster 1828 · headword: whore

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A harlot or prostitute.

Inherited from whore. volume 2, leaf 929, column 1 (main_dictionary)

RELATED CONCEPTS

Study connections

  • Sexual prostitution and the KJV's stated figurative use of that image.

KJV CONCORDANCE

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