What does prōstitūtiō mean in Latin?

prōstitūtiō, a noun, means “prostitution; dishonoring, profaning”.

What is the genitive of prōstitūtiō?

The genitive singular is prōstitūtiōnis. prōstitūtiō is feminine, third declension.

In classical Latin, [proːs.tɪˈtuː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pros.tiˈtut.t͡si.o].

noun · femininethird declension

prōstitūtiō f (genitive prōstitūtiōnis)

Classical[proːs.tɪˈtuː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[pros.tiˈtut.t͡si.o]

prostitution
Iam et incesta donabis propter Loth et fornicationes cum incesto propter Iudam et turpes de prostitutione nuptias propter Osee, et non tantum frequentatas, verum et simul plures, propter patres nostros.That done, you will condone incests, too, for Lot's sake; and fornications combined with incest, for Judah's sake; and base marriages with prostitution, for Hosea's sake; and not only the frequent repetition of marriage, but its simultaneous plurality, for our fathers' sakes.c. 155 – 240, Tertullian, chapter 6, in De pudicitia:
[…]de illarum personarum condicione, quae ad prostitutionem agendam coguntur.[…] about those reprehensible situations where people are forced into prostitution.2016, Pope Francis, Amoris laetitia, Vatican:
dishonoring, profaning

prōstĭtūtĭo, ōnis, f. prostituo.

I. 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.

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin prōstitūtiō From prōstituō + -tiō.

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