We shall now pass to another form of this same worship, namely, sacredprostitution.
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Templeprostitution, dedication of virgins, etc.
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To dispatch all such cases under the mere term " religiousprostitution" is no explanation.
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Some have even waited three or four years in the precinct. The demoralizing tendency of this religiousprostitution can scarcely be overrated.
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Gradually, however, and when prostitution became an organized institution under priestly influence, religiousprostitution developed utilitarian sides, thus helping to increase public revenue.
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Religiousprostitution and theological licentiousness prevailed also in Persia, Babylonia, Egypt, and other ancient civilized countries.