Sodom
an ancient city destroyed, with Gomorrah, because of its wickedness. Genesis 18–19.
any very sinful, corrupt, vice-ridden place.
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How to use Sodom in a sentence
I like to think of Shooters as Sodom and Gomorrah, reimagined for the modern world.
Random Hook-Ups or Dry Spells: Why Millennials Flunk College Dating | Ellie Schaack | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTDespite provoking some fire-and-brimstone responses, I didn't plan to look back at Sodom.
Avoiding Sodom: It's About Policy, Not Charity | Gershom Gorenberg | September 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTNot to put too fine a point on it, but in Sodom there would have been no problem passing the Ryan budget plan.
This is meant as hyperbole; the point is that "what's mine is mine" was public policy in Sodom.
In Sodom, the mob comes to get the strangers and the bleeding-heart liberal who tried to put a roof over their head.
Fresh difficulties are raised respecting Abraham's victory near Sodom.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)Adama and Seboim were two cities in the neighborhood of Sodom: and underwent the like destruction.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousIn turning our eyes, then, towards the plain of Sodom, we must combine a sentiment of holy reverence with trembling horror.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I | Francis Augustus CoxThere is certainly promised a healing for the territory occupied by Sodom and her sister cities.
The Prophet Ezekiel | Arno C. GaebeleinTo the pious when such things could be done with impunity it seemed as if they were living in the days of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall | W. R. H. Trowbridge
British Dictionary definitions for Sodom
/ (ˈsɒdəm) /
Old Testament a city destroyed by God for its wickedness that, with Gomorrah, traditionally typifies depravity (Genesis 19:24)
this city as representing homosexuality
any place notorious for depravity
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