Sodom
Americannoun
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an ancient city destroyed, with Gomorrah, because of its wickedness. Genesis 18–19.
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any very sinful, corrupt, vice-ridden place.
noun
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Old Testament a city destroyed by God for its wickedness that, with Gomorrah, traditionally typifies depravity (Genesis 19:24)
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this city as representing homosexuality
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any place notorious for depravity
Etymology
Origin of Sodom
From Late Latin Sodoma (neuter plural noun), from Greek Sódoma (neuter plural noun), from Hebrew Sĕdōm, of uncertain origin and meaning
Example Sentences
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“What happens inside a fraternity party is really just a microcosm of what happens elsewhere on campus,” he said, insisting fraternities were “not a portal to Sodom and Gomorrah.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
They released one more album, 1984's This Last Night In Sodom, before dissolving the band to concentrate on other projects.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2025
In the 1970s, San Francisco became a welcoming home for tens of thousands of new gay residents—and a modern-day Sodom for the American right.
From Slate ● May 22, 2024
Abraham was said to have bargained for the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
He was Cain, Ulysses, the Flying Dutchman; he was Lot in Sodom, Deirdre of the Sorrows, Sweeney in the nightingales among trees.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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