whoredom

prostituutio The state of being a whore, prostitution; sexual indulgence, fornication. (defdate)
1611, Bible, Authorized (King James) Version, (w) XXXVIII:

And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.

the most enthusiastic punishers of whoredom were often the most evangelical Protestants, who sought the ever-further purification of society (‘Puritans’, as they came to be called in England).