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Sodom

Syllables: So·dom/ˈsɒ.dəm//ˈsɑ.dəm/

Sodom proper noun: a city in the Middle East which, according to the Bible and Islamic tradition (but not specifically named in the Qur'an), was destroyed by God (along with Gomorrah) for the sins of its inhabitants (especially the implied homosexuality of the men).

Proper noun

Sodom

  1. A city in the Middle East which, according to the Bible and Islamic tradition (but not specifically named in the Qur'an), was destroyed by God (along with Gomorrah) for the sins of its inhabitants (especially the implied homosexuality of the men).
  2. (obsolete, Oxford University slang) Wadham College, Oxford.

Noun

Sodom (plural Sodoms)

  1. A city or place full of sin and vice.
    • Take all idea of retribution and punishment out of the hearts and minds of men, and it would not be long before Brooklyn and New York and Boston and Charleston and Chicago became Sodoms.1890, Thomas De Witt Talmage, Trumpet Peals, page 92

Sodom meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Persian and Myanmar

Sodom in Hindi

city in the Middle East
सदोम sadom

Sodom in Arabic

city in the Middle East
سَدُوم sadūm, صَدِيم ṣadīm

Sodom in Persian

city in the Middle East
سدوم sadum

Sodom in Myanmar

city in the Middle East
သောဒုံမြို့ sau:dummrui.

Forms of Sodom

pluralSodoms

Origin of Sodom

Partially from Old English Sodome, Sodoma, partially from Ancient Greek Σόδομα (Sódoma), from the Biblical Hebrew סְדֹם (s'dóm). (Wadham College): Chosen for the rhyme.

Words formed from Sodom

Phrases with Sodom

Questions about Sodom

What does Sodom mean?
Sodom means a city in the Middle East which, according to the Bible and Islamic tradition (but not specifically named in the Qur'an), was destroyed by God (along with Gomorrah) for the sins of its inhabitants (especially the implied homosexuality of the men).
What is Sodom in Hindi?
Sodom in Hindi is सदोम (sadom). See Sodom meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Sodom?
Sodom can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Sodom?
Sodom is pronounced /ˈsɒ.dəm/ (UK).

Words near Sodom in the dictionary

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  3. sodless
  4. SoDo
  5. sodoku
  6. Sodom
  7. Sodom and Gomorrah
  8. Sodom and Gomorrahed
  9. Sodom and Gomorrahing
  10. Sodom and Gomorrahs
  11. Sodom apple

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