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priestesses of Venus

priestesses of Venus is the plural of priestess of Venus.

Meaning of priestess of Venus

Noun

priestess of Venus (plural priestesses of Venus)

  1. (dated, euphemistic) Synonym of prostitute.
    • Many of the palki gāris used as hack cabs in Calcutta and other large towns, owned by speculators who know nothing of their business, including liquor-sellers, table-servants, and even priestesses of Venus retired from business, are drawn by scarecrows that recall in a reduced and shadowy form the...1891, John Lockwood Kipling, Beast and Man in India, page 214
    Synonyms:
    prostitute
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see priestess, of, Venus.

Questions about priestesses of Venus

What is priestesses of Venus the plural of?
Priestesses of Venus is the plural of priestess of Venus.

Words near priestesses of Venus in the dictionary

  1. priestery
  2. priestess
  3. priestess of Venus
  4. priestessed
  5. priestesses
  6. priestesses of Venus
  7. priestesshood
  8. priestesshoods
  9. priestessing
  10. priestesslike
  11. priestessly

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