Meaning of priestess of Venus | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Synonym of prostitute.
   dated, euphemistic
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see priestess, of, Venus.

Examples

“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 outlines of Bewick's grim woodcut,—"Waiting for death." But the mercy of death is denied to them.”

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