harlotry

English

Etymology

harlot +‎ -ry

Noun

harlotry (countable and uncountable, plural harlotries)

The trade of a harlot; prostitution.
- 1890, William Booth, In Darkest England and the Way Out‎:
  She fell in with bad companions, and became addicted to drink, going from bad to worse until drunkenness, robbery, and harlotry brought her to the lowest depths.
- 1971, New American Standard Bible, Hosea 4:11:
  Harlotry, wine, and new wine take away the understanding.
- 1982, New King James Version, Hosea 4:11:
  Harlotry, wine, and new wine enslave the heart.

Translations

trade of a harlot; prostitution.

Bulgarian: блудство (bg) n (bludstvo), проституиране n (prostituirane)
Dutch: hoererij (nl), prostitutie (nl)
Finnish: haureus (fi), huoruus (fi)
French: prostitution (fr) f, putasserie (fr) f
Plautdietsch: Huararie f

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