Bible dictionaries

Whore

What Bible dictionaries say about “Whore”, one article after the other.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary

Whore - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

WHORE, n. Hore. [G. The correct orthography is hore.] A harlot; a courtesan; a concubine; a prostitute.

WHORE, v.i. [supra.] To have unlawful sexual commerce; to practice lewdness.

WHORE, v.t. To corrupt by lewd intercourse. [Little used.]

Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)

Whoredom - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

WHOREDOM, n. Horedom.

1. Lewdness; fornication; practice of unlawful commerce with the other sex. It is applied to either sex, and to any kind of illicit commerce.

2. In Scripture, idolatry; the desertion of the worship of the true God, for the worship of idols.

Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)

hor, hor'-dum.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2