harlotry
/ˈhɑrlətri/
noun
- The practice or profession of prostitution.
- The novel explores themes of poverty and harlotry in the 19th century.
- She wrote a historical study of harlotry in Victorian London.
- The old law punished harlotry with fines and public shaming.
- Immoral or promiscuous behavior, especially by a woman (often used in a judgmental or old-fashioned way).
- In the play, the queen is accused of harlotry by her enemies.
- The word 'harlotry' is rarely used today outside of historical or religious contexts.
- The preacher condemned what he called the harlotry of modern society.
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