Sodom
pronunciation
How to pronounce Sodom in British English:
UK [ˈsɔdəm]
How to pronounce Sodom in American English:
US [ˈsɑdəm]
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- Noun:
- any location known for vice and corruption
Word Origin
- Sodom (n.)
- "wicked or corrupt place," 1640s, from the sinful city in ancient Palestine, said to have been destroyed, with neighboring Gomorrah, by fire from heaven (Gen. xviii-xix). From Hebrew s'dom, of unknown origin.