Gomorrah

American  

[guh-mawr-uh, -mor-uh] / gəˈmɔr ə, -ˈmɒr ə /

noun

1. Also Gomorrha. (in the Bible) an ancient city destroyed, with Sodom, because of its wickedness.

2. any extremely wicked place.

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Gomorrah British  

/ ɡəˈmɒrə /

noun

1. 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)

2. any place notorious for vice and depravity

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Other Word Forms

• Gomorrean adjective

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

As a key port city, Hamburg was targeted by sustained bombing raids, most notably during Operation Gomorrah in 1943.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2024

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

And what do they mean by Sodom and Gomorrah?

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank