harlotry

English

Etymology

harlot +‎ -ry

Noun

harlotry (countable and uncountable, plural harlotries)

The trade of a harlot; prostitution.
Harlotry, wine, and new wine enslave the heart. —Hosea 4:11 (NKJV)

Harlotry, wine, and new wine take away the understanding. —Hosea 4:11 (NASB)

Translations

The trade of a harlot; prostitution.

Bulgarian: блудство (bg) n (bludstvo), проституиране n (prostituirane)
Dutch: hoererij,prostitutie (nl)

French: prostitution (fr) f,putasserie (fr) f

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