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  • 11harlotry — har•lot•ry [[t]ˈhɑr lə tri[/t]] n. prostitution • Etymology: 1275–1325 …

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  • 12harlotry — /ˈhalətri/ (say hahluhtree) noun (plural harlotries) 1. the practice or trade of prostitution. 2. harlots collectively …

  • 13harlotry — noun offering sexual intercourse for pay • Syn: ↑prostitution, ↑whoredom • Derivationally related forms: ↑whore (for: ↑whoredom), ↑prostitute (for: ↑ …

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  • 14Whore of Babylon — An 1800s Russian engraving depicting the Whore of Babylon riding the seven headed Beast (a Sirrush) Christian eschatology Eschatology views …

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  • 15HOSEA, BOOK OF — HOSEA, BOOK OF, the first of the 12 books that make up the minor prophets . Everything points to this book s having been produced in the kingdom of israel and redacted, after the fall of that state, in Judah; and this makes it a valuable source… …

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  • 16PROSTITUTION — (Heb. זְנוּת, zenut), the practice of indiscriminate sexual intercourse for payment or for religious purposes. Prostitution was practiced by male and female prostitutes. The word zenut, applied to both common and sacred prostitution, is also… …

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  • 17Homosexuality and Judaism — The subject of homosexuality in Judaism dates back to the Biblical book of Leviticus. This describes sexual intercourse between males as an abomination that may be subject to capital punishment, although Halakhic courts are not authorized to… …

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  • 18The Jukes family — was a New York hill family studied in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The studies are part of a series of other family studies, including the Kallikaks, the Zeros and the Nams, that were often quoted as arguments in support of eugenics,… …

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  • 19biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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  • 20Biblical Antiquities — • Details domestic, political, and sacred antiquities Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Biblical Antiquities     Biblical Antiquities      …

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