Whore of Babylon

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Etymology

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Revelation 17:1–18[1]

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Whore of Babylon

  1. A Christian allegorical figure of evil mentioned in the Book of Revelation in the Bible, whose apocalyptic downfall is prophesied to take place at the hands of a beast with seven heads and ten horns.
    • 1974, Leonard Cohen (lyrics and music), “Is This What You Wanted”, in New Skin for the Old Ceremony:
      You were the father of modern medicine / I was Mr. Clean / You were the Whore and the Beast of Babylon, / I was Rin Tin Tin

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