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harlot
harlot Harlots are referred to in the OT without any note of condemnation (Gen. 38; Josh. 2), but ‘harlotry’ became synonymous in the prophets for apostasy (Hosea 4: 12–13). Hosea had himself married a harlot.
In NT times, harlots were outcasts from respectable society (Matt. 21: 31 f.) but were treated gently by Jesus (Luke 7: 37–50; John 8: 1–11). The well-known and accommodating Rahab (Josh. 2: 1–22) appears in one of the genealogies of Jesus (Matt. 1: 5). |
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "harlot." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "harlot." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-harlot.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "harlot." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-harlot.html |
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harlot
harlot †vagabond, rascal, low fellow XIII; †itinerant jester; †male servant; †‘fellow’ XIV; prostitute XV. — OF. (h)arlot, herlot young fellow, knave, vagabond.
Hence harlotry XIV. |
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T. F. HOAD. "harlot." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "harlot." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-harlot.html T. F. HOAD. "harlot." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-harlot.html |
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harlot
har·lot / ˈhärlət/ • n. archaic a prostitute or promiscuous woman. DERIVATIVES: har·lot·ry / -trē/ n. |
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"harlot." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "harlot." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-harlot.html "harlot." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-harlot.html |
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harlot
harlot
•braggart, faggot (US fagot), maggot
•legate
•bigot, gigot, Piggott, spigot
•ingot • profligate • aggregate • yogurt
•conjugate • abrogate • surrogate
•ergot, virgate
•Bagehot • patriarchate • wainscot
•Sickert • predicate • syndicate
•certificate, pontificate
•Calicut • delicate • silicate • triplicate
•duplicate, quadruplicate
•intricate • Connecticut • Alcott
•ducat • advocate
•ballot, palate
•charlotte, harlot
•appellate, Helot, prelate, zealot
•flagellate • distillate
•Pilate, pilot
•copilot • gyropilot • autopilot
•triangulate
•ejaculate, immaculate
•amulet • spatulate
•articulate, denticulate
•consulate, proconsulate
•postulate • ungulate
•inviolate, ultraviolet
•chocolate • cardinalate • desolate
•isolate • disconsolate • Merlot
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"harlot." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "harlot." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-harlot.html "harlot." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-harlot.html |
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