Gomorrah
Americannoun
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Also Gomorrha. (in the Bible) an ancient city destroyed, with Sodom, because of its wickedness.
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any extremely wicked place.
noun
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Old Testament one of two ancient cities near the Dead Sea, the other being Sodom, that were destroyed by God as a punishment for the wickedness of their inhabitants (Genesis 19:24)
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any place notorious for vice and depravity
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Gomorrah
From Late Latin Gomorr(h)a(m), from Greek Gómorr(h)a, an abnormal transliteration of Hebrew ʿămōrāh “sheaf (of grain)”; the normal transliteration of ʿămōrāh is Amora
Example Sentences
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Gomorrah author and anti-mafia writer Roberto Saviano also weighed in, pointing to deeper structural failures in Italian football, from governance to youth development.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
Abraham was said to have bargained for the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
It comes shortly before the 80th anniversary of the allied bombing of Hamburg in July known as "Operation Gomorrah" that killed some 40,000 people and destroyed swathes of the city.
From Reuters ● Mar. 31, 2023
The UnXplained The new episode “Acts of God” goes in search of the historical basis of biblical accounts of the Great Flood, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and Moses parting the Red Sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
In the powerful humidity the powdered mix got transfigured like Lot’s poor wife who looked back at Gomorrah and got turned to a pillar of salt.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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