Meaning & use
Whoremongers
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People, especially men, who habitually consort with prostitutes, or who are condemned as promoters of sexual immorality.
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The old sermon railed against drunkards, whoremongers, and other sinners of the town.
In the King James Bible, whoremongers are listed among those excluded from the kingdom of heaven.
A note on using this word
A dated, chiefly literary and biblical term rarely used in modern everyday speech; encountered mostly in older religious or moralizing texts.
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