Promiscuous

PromiscuousPeople or things mingled confusedly or indiscriminately.

This word never appears in Scripture.  But, because of this word in the definition of other words, it renders a wrong definition of another word.

The modern definition, which began in 1808, included sexual connotations; likely influenced by an ignorance of Scripture.

By 1844 the definition had morphed to mean “sexual union among races of people”; likely influenced by the slave-trade.

Today, as of 1857, the definition is “Indiscriminate sexual relations not restricted to one individual”.  Again, probably influenced by a misrepresentation of Scripture.

See also Harlot, Prostitute, Whore

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