Sodom
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8.5
- proper noun
- /ˈsɒdəm/
- Literature
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Sodoma
- I mourn them as much as the thousands at Sodom and Gomorrah.
- Sodom and Gomorrah
- the destruction of Sodom
It's going down and it's like Sodom and Gomorrah going down.
- It's going down and it's like Sodom and Gomorrah going down.
- And I have no doubt that personally that that site is Sodom.
- And if I said I was just in New York City, they'd be like, oh, oh, the near city and the Sodom and Gomorrah.
Examples
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Remember what happened in Sodom and Gomorrah.
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Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and Gomorrah with brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven.
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But if no one offers shelter, as you leave, shake the dust off your feet, for one day that town will suffer worse than Sodom.
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- The people of Sodom were deeply wicked and depraved.
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Real quick, I started in on Sodom and Gomorrah and the burning of the towns full of wicked people.
Fiction book (2000) -
There are several commentaries on the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah within the Old Testament.
Academic text (1991) -
And so Sodom and his four sister cities of the plain around the Dead Sea are destroyed, but out of consideration for Abraham, Abraham's nephew Lot is saved.
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Jerusalem Bible: Then Yahweh said, "How great an outcry there is against Sodom and Gomorrah!"
Academic text (1991) -
God chastised the people of Babel for their pride and destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah because of the people's wickedness.
Academic text (2002) -
The Bible recounts how the city of Sodom was destroyed due to the wickedness of its people.
Compounds
- Literature
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8.2
A name people use for a place or situation known for great evil and bad behaviour
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Sodom comes from the Bible and was the name of an ancient city that was destroyed because of the people's great wickedness. Because of that story, Sodom is used as a strong image for 'sin' or moral 'corruption'.