Synonyms for harlotry

Grammar : Noun

Spell : hahr-luh-tree

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑr lə tri

Définition of harlotry

Origin : late 14c., "loose, crude, or obscene behavior; sexual immorality; ribald talk or jesting," from harlot + -ry.

As in prostitution : noun whoredom

Example sentences :

I call it corruption of a young gentleman like him, and harlotry, sir, I call it.
Extract from : « The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Complete » by George Meredith

As to his "harlotry," he clearly could not be responsible for the metamorphoses of his soul after death.
Extract from : « The Tatler, Volume Two » by Various

She sought them out and courted them all to increase her harlotry.
Extract from : « The Prophet Ezekiel » by Arno C. Gaebelein

His companions were chosen from the harlotry and knavery of the civilised world.
Extract from : « The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne » by William J. Locke

Protect the nobility and gentry in their harlotry, and let holiness be measured by the fineness of the garments.
Extract from : « The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant » by Alexander Johnstone Wilson

To them harlotry is in all its blasting, withering phases, a familiar story before they have reached the age of ten years.
Extract from : « Chicago's Black Traffic in White Girls » by Jean Turner-Zimmermann

For a spirit of harlotry hath led them astray, and they have played the harlot from their God.
Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Book of the Twelve Prophets, Vol. I » by George Adam Smith

Harlotry, wine and new wine take away the heart of My people.
Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Book of the Twelve Prophets, Vol. I » by George Adam Smith

Concubinage, slave women, harlotry, and all other forms but the prescribed one have been put under taboo.
Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner

Maeterlinck's heroine, on the other hand, sinks lower than harlotry: when her body is beyond buying she sells her hand.
Extract from : « Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck » by Jethro Bithell

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