Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

temple prostitute

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: tem-ple pros-ti-tute
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prostitute who is employed at a temple.

noun

An individual, usually a woman, engaged in sexual acts as part of religious worship.

Example Sentences

"As to his daughters, this Hindu will strangle one at birth, train a second for marriage, and consecrate a third to the enrichment of his religion as a temple prostitute, thinking the last act even more meritorious than the marriage and the first quite as much within his "liberty.""
"In the Madras Presidency alone there are about 12,000 of these temple prostitutes."
"Her supposed role as a temple prostitute has been thought to provide proof that her Israelite counterpart, the qědēšâ, likewise had a sexual function in the cult."

Inflected Forms

temple prostitutes (plural) temple-prostitute (alternative)

Phrases

temple prostitution money changer

Frequently Paired Words

money changer sodomite

Questions

What does temple prostitute mean?: A prostitute who is employed at a temple.

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