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sodom

/ˈsɑ.dəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
So-dom
IPA
/ˈsɑ.dəm/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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).

name

Wadham College, Oxford.

Obsolete

noun

A city or place full of sin and vice.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Sodome, Σόδομα, סְדֹם

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsɑ.dəm/
  • British English: /ˈsɒ.dəm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Sodoms (plural)

Derived Forms

Sodomic Sodomite sodomize

Phrases

apple of Sodom Sea of Sodom Sodom and Gomorrah Sodom apple Sodom egg-plant Sodom-fruit vine of Sodom

Frequently Paired Words

sodomise sodomist sodomite sodomy Admah Gomorrah Zeboim

Homonyms

saddam

Rhymes With

rodham

Questions

How do you pronounce sodom?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɑ.dəm/.
What does sodom mean?
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).
Where does sodom come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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