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  • proper noun biblical, history A city in the Middle East destroyed in the Bible by the Hebrew God for the sins of its inhabitants.

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  • noun (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Gomorrah) was destroyed by God for the wickedness of its inhabitants
  • noun any location known for vice and corruption

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek Σόδομα, from the Classical Hebrew סדם (Sedom).

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