Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whore of babylon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: whore of baby-lon
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Christian allegorical figure of evil mentioned in the Book of Revelation in the Bible, whose apocalyptic downfall is prophesied to take place at the hands of a beast with seven heads and ten horns.

Example Sentences

"You were the father of modern medicine / I was Mr. Clean / You were the Whore and the Beast of Babylon, / I was Rin Tin Tin"
""Ishtar", queen of heaven and whore of Babylon, goddess of love and fertility and war, was shown with weapons and lions and harvest produce."

Etymology

From Revelation 17:1–18.

Inflected Forms

the Whore of Babylon (canonical)

Synonyms

Babylon the Great

Questions

What does whore of babylon mean?: A Christian allegorical figure of evil mentioned in the Book of Revelation in the Bible, whose apocalyptic downfall is prophesied to take place at the hands of a beast with seven heads and ten horns.
Where does whore of babylon come from?: From Revelation 17:1–18.

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