scarlet woman

A woman who is ostracized because of promiscuous behavior. Once everyone learned of her affair, she moved away from the city, rather than staying and being labeled a scarlet woman.

scarlet woman

A prostitute, an immoral woman, as in Malicious gossip had it that she was a scarlet woman, which was quite untrue. This expression first appeared in Revelation 17:5, describing Saint John's vision of a woman in scarlet clothes with an inscription on her forehead, "Mystery, Babylon the Great, the mother of harlots and abominations of the earth." Some interpreters believe she stood for Rome, drunk with the blood of saints, but by about 1700 the term was being used more generally for a woman with loose morals.

scarlet woman

a notoriously promiscuous or immoral woman.

The term was originally applied as a derogatory reference to the Roman Catholic Church, regarded as being devoted to showy ritual. It comes from Revelation 17.

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释义	scarlet woman scarlet woman A woman who is ostracized because of promiscuous behavior. Once everyone learned of her affair, she moved away from the city, rather than staying and being labeled a scarlet woman. See also: scarlet, woman Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. scarlet woman A prostitute, an immoral woman, as in Malicious gossip had it that she was a scarlet woman, which was quite untrue. This expression first appeared in Revelation 17:5, describing Saint John's vision of a woman in scarlet clothes with an inscription on her forehead, "Mystery, Babylon the Great, the mother of harlots and abominations of the earth." Some interpreters believe she stood for Rome, drunk with the blood of saints, but by about 1700 the term was being used more generally for a woman with loose morals. See also: scarlet, woman The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. scarlet woman a notoriously promiscuous or immoral woman. The term was originally applied as a derogatory reference to the Roman Catholic Church, regarded as being devoted to showy ritual. It comes from Revelation 17. See also: scarlet, woman Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: sow sow (one's) oats floozie floozy skeezer bed bunny bed-bunny Covent Covent Garden lady wagtail References in periodicals archive SCARLET WOMAN: Amanda Selby, now Amanda Rayner, originally from Cardiff and, inset right, Melanie Boorman TWO BRIDES GO TO WAR; Reality TV hopefuls in vicious war of words Hurley has told friends that she and Warne are still an item but she has a long way to go before his children accept that she is not a 'scarlet woman' who stole their father from their mother. Liz Hurley having tough time winning over Warne's kids NEW ID I-POUT IN SCARLET (pounds 15) BE a scarlet woman with this pinky red. TRIED & TESTED BLOW IT - Be a scarlet woman with Bobbi Brown Lip Gloss in the new shade of Hollywood Red for pounds 14. Getting Fruity? Check him out: Gray tartans up Tony's image for wedding; Black widow: Maria flees wedding; Scarlet woman: Cheating bride Carla; Bride and doom: The wedding car SPORRANATION STREET; Corrie villain's kilty secret on big day But despite the body language in this photo, insiders at the Christmas bash reckoned scarlet woman Charlotte had a whale of a time. A BODY OF EVIDENCE The phrase Scarlet Woman takes on a whole new meaning next Friday - it's Ladies Night at Stradey. Fans explore feminine side with the help of the Scarlet women Angie was vilified, passed off as the scarlet woman - even her acting was disregarded. Angie's done Jolie well to win us over Scarlet woman Sunita clearly has no shame if she can stay at the Rovers - the home of Stella, the woman she betrayed by sleeping with her fella Karl. What a week for Marsh, who plays Michelle Connor in the long-running soap, will play the show's original 1960s scarlet woman in Street Of Dreams. Corrie Kym ready to fill Elsie's heels; Worldnews 2005: Scarlet woman Leanne Battersby set pulses racing when she embarked on a steamy affair with factory boss Baldwin while still bedding his son, Jamie. Soap babes step up the seX factor THE mum-of-three at the centre of the love triangle that ended in murder insists: "I'm no scarlet woman." Margaret Johnston's affair with Bob Rose led to his brutal death and burial in a shallow grave. I'm not a scarlet woman; THE LOVER The first is the beautiful Orla Brady, who gets all the conflicted Irish scarlet woman roles that Dervla Kirwan turns down. Last Night's TV; Mistresses (BBC1) Dawn comes out of the hairdressers with bright red highlights thanks to Preeti - well, she is a scarlet woman. And Peggy celebrates her 65th birthday with a party in - can you guess? tv & soaps: eastenders 02 Scarlet woman:Slinky, floor-length red satin dress, pounds 140, by Pearce Fionda II. Five fairytale Christmasristmas frocks; And you could win one of these stunning dresses
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