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Difference between the Scarlet Woman and Scarlet woman

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Scarlet Woman, the—(derog.) the Roman Catholic Church (also: Scarlet Lady, the):

  • The latter old lady [the Church of Rome] may be the Scarlet Woman, or the Beast with ten horns, if you will.

scarlet woman—(pejor., dated) a prostitute; a whore:

  • I sought out a scarlet woman in the streets and went home with her.