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''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"/>
''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 possibly midwifery; it has no sexual connotations. 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"/>
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. 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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The Qadištu is a group and Race in Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance.

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Nomenclature

Qadištu is the Akkadian form of a feminine noun derived from a Semitic root meaning "holy" or "set apart".[1] 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.[1]

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. 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.[1]

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
Japanese カディシュトゥ KadishutuAs a group
女魔 JomaAs a race
Qadištu
Female demon

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The qdesha in Hosea 4:14: Putting the (Myth of the) Sacred Prostitute to Bed", Jessie DeGrado. Vetus Testamentum, 68(1), pp. 8-40. Published January 12, 2018. doi:10.1163/15685330-12341300