prostitutio

prōstĭtūtĭo, ōnis, f. [prostituo].

• Prostitution, Arn. 2, 53; Tert. Pudic. 6; Aug. in Psa. 128, 6.—Plur.: mulierum, Lact. 5, 8, 7.—
• II In gen., a dishonoring, profaning: imaginum, Tert. Apol. 27.

prōstitūtio, ōnis, f. (prostituo), I) die Preisgebung zur Unzucht, Arnob. 2, 16. Tert. de pudic. 6: Plur., mulierum prostitutiones, Lact. 5, 8, 7. – II) übtr., die Entehrung, Beschimpfung, imaginum, Tert. apol. 26.

prostitutio [LL] 1 (act of) prostituting or putting to the uses of prostitution, practice or profession of a prostitute, prostitution; b (fig. or in fig. context); c (transf., w. ref. to improper or immoral sexual conduct). nos ex ~one non sumus nati, unum patrem habemus Deum (Ps.-Bede John) PL XCII 751D (cf. Joh. viii 41); ephebian ‥ i. locus ~onis ubi juvenes meretricabantur Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 190; cum Augusto Cesari fuisset objectum quod adoptionem avunculi sui Julii Cesaris ignominiosa corporis sui ~one meruerat ‥ P. Blois Ep. 59. 176B; mulieribus que nota ~onis sunt suspecte nullo tempore aliquid dare solet [portarius] nisi tempore gravis caristie Ac. Beaulieu 174; in Petro negacio Christi, in Magdalena ~o corporis sui Spec. Incl. 2. 3 p. 105.  b gemine fluxus sanguinis, hoc est et super idolatriae ~one et super his quae ‥ sanguinis oblectatione patrantur, potest intellegi Bede Luke 442A; aspiciat [anima] ‥ quam feda et fetida turpissimis et inhonestissimis ~onibus suis intenderit Ad. Scot Serm. 415D; si quam animam ad ~onem trahit Id. OP 456A.  c neque ‥ que apostolus de talibus commemorat satis adverteram, ubi sexus utriusque innaturalem ~onem condempnat Ad. Eyns. Visio 25. 2 (transf., act of) putting to dishonourable or unworthy use, defiling, dishonouring, demeaning (for financial gain), prostitution. 1167 nec veretur ne in ~onem justitie accipiatis supellectilem nostram, qui scitis quod pecuniam sic acquisitam ‥ pretium sanguinis est Becket Ep. 309 p. 204.

prōstĭtūtĭō, ōnis, f. (prostituo), prostitution : Arn. 2, 53 || profanation : Tert. Apol. 27.