Editing Sacred prostitution (section)

== Definitions ==
Sacred prostitution has many different characteristics depending on the region, class and the religious ideals of the period and the place, and consequently can have many different definitions. One definition that was developed was due to the common types of sacred prostitution that are recorded in Classical sources: sale of a woman's virginity or rinni{{clarify|date=March 2024}} in honor of a goddess or a once-in-a-lifetime prostitution, professional prostitutes or slaves owned by a temple or sanctuary, and temporary prostitution that occurs before a marriage or during certain rituals.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Pirenne-Delforge|first=Vinciane|date=2009|title=Review of St. L. Budin, The myth of sacred prostitution in Antiquity.|journal=Bryn Mawr Classical Review}}</ref>