whoredom

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English horedom, hordom, from Old Norse hórdómr, ultimately corresponding to whore +‎ -dom. Cognate with Swedish hordom (“whoredom”), Middle Dutch hoerdom (“whoredom”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɔːdəm/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɔɚdəm/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dəm === Noun === whoredom (usually uncountable, plural whoredoms) The state of being a whore, prostitution; sexual indulgence, fornication. [from 12th c.] Synonym: harlotry ==== Translations ====