Sodom

Meaning

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.

Origin

Partially from Old English Sodome, Sodoma, partially from Ancient Greek Σόδομα, from the Ancient Hebrew סְדֹם.

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