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Sod·om 1

 (sŏd′əm)
A city of ancient Palestine possibly located south of the Dead Sea. In the Bible, it was destroyed along with Gomorrah because of its wickedness and depravity.

Sod·om 2

or sod·om  (sŏd′əm)
n.
A place well known for vice and corruption.
[After Sodom1.]
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Sodom

(ˈsɒdəm)
n
1. (Bible) Old Testament a city destroyed by God for its wickedness that, with Gomorrah, traditionally typifies depravity (Genesis 19:24)
2. this city as representing homosexuality
3. any place notorious for depravity
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Sod•om

(ˈsɒd əm)

n.
1. an ancient city destroyed because of its wickedness. Gen. 18–19.
2. any corrupt, vice-ridden place.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Sodom - any location known for vice and corruptionsodom - any location known for vice and corruption
location - a point or extent in space
2.Sodom - (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Gomorrah) was destroyed by God for the wickedness of its inhabitants
Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion - Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
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Translations

Sodom

[ˈsɒdəm] N → Sodoma f
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Sodom

n → Sodom nt; Sodom and Gomorrha → Sodom und Gomorr(h)a
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In particular, hardened though I am, it astonishes me that men WITH FAMILIES should care to live in this Sodom. For example, there is a family of poor folk who have rented from the landlady a room which does not adjoin the other rooms, but is set apart in a corner by itself.
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I had always, I confess, been brought up to think of Paris as a sort of Sodom and Gomorrah in one.
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In their gamesome but still serious way, one whispers to the other --"Jack, he's robbed a widow;" or,"Joe, do you mark him; he's a bigamist;" or,"Harry lad, I guess he's the adulterer that broke jail in old Gomorrah, or belike, one of the missing murderers from Sodom." Another runs to read the bill that's stuck against the spile upon the wharf to which the ship is moored, offering five hundred gold coins for the apprehension of a parricide, and containing a description of his person.
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