Whore″dom (?), n. [OE. hordom; cf. Icel. h�rd�mr.]
1. The practice of unlawful intercourse with the other sex; fornication; lewdness.
2. (Script.) The sin of worshiping idols; idolatry.
O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled; they will not... turn unto their God. Hos. v. 3, 4.