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==Nomenclature==
==Nomenclature==
Qadištu is a feminine plural noun derived from the Semitic triconsonantal root q-d-š, meaning "holy". Qadištu, along with its Hebrew cognate which occurs in the Bible, has traditionally been interpreted as meaning "temple prostitutes", though that interpretation has been abandoned in current scholarship.
''Qadištu'' is the Akkadian form of a feminine noun derived from a Semitic root meaning "holy" or "set apart".<ref name="degrado">{{Cite Journal|article= The ''qdesha'' in Hosea 4:14: Putting the (Myth of the) Sacred Prostitute to Bed|author=Jessie DeGrado|journal=Vetus Testamentum|page=pp. 8-40|volume=68|issue=1|doi=10.1163/15685330-12341300|published=January 12, 2018}}</ref> Specifically, it comes from the triconsonantal root q-d-š.
 
''Qadištu'', along with its Hebrew cognate which occurs in the Bible, has since the mid-19th century been interpreted as meaning "sacred prostitute", i.e. a priestess who perform sex acts as a cultic function, though that interpretation has been challenged in current scholarship.<ref name="degrado"/>
 
In Akkadian the word ''qadištu'' is used exclusively for female cultic functionaries with a diverse set of roles, primarily cultic practices but also wet-nursing and midwifery; it has no sexual connotations.<ref name="degrado"/> However, in Hebrew, the term came to be used for either a priestess or a prostitute (but never both at the same time), and had even been generalized to refer to any single unmarried woman who was employed outside of the household.<ref name="degrado"/>
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|ja=カディシュトゥ ''Kadishutu''{{Exp|As a group}}<br>女魔 ''Joma''{{Exp|As a race}}
|ja=カディシュトゥ ''Kadishutu''{{Exp|As a group}}<br/>女魔 ''Joma''{{Exp|As a race}}
|jaM=Qadištu<br>Female demon
|jaM=Qadištu<br/>Female demon
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SMT5V Qadištu Entropy Screenshot.jpg
SMT5V Qadištu Entropy Screenshot.jpg
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==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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