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harlotry

[hahr-luh-tree] / ˈhɑr lə tri /
NOUN
prostitution
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Though Richard’s reasons for hating her were largely political, her punishments were tied to her harlotry.

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Infanticides, incest, murder, harlotry, are all over the chart.

From Project Gutenberg

Maeterlinck's heroine, on the other hand, sinks lower than harlotry: when her body is beyond buying she sells her hand.

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Protect the nobility and gentry in their harlotry, and let holiness be measured by the fineness of the garments.

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She who was once beloved by the devout and honored by the just, is now a scandal and a shame, the friend of harlotry, the instigator of crime.

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