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If God doesn't destroy Hollywood Boulevard, he owes Sodom and Gomorrah an apology.
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Meaning of "Gomorrah" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GOMORRAH

Gomorrah  [ɡəˈmɒrə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOMORRAH

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Gomorrah is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GOMORRAH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gomorrah

Gomorrah or Gomorra may refer to: ▪ Sodom and Gomorrah, biblical cities ▪ Gomorrah, by Roberto Saviano ▪ Gomorrah, based on the book ▪ Gomorrah, based on the book ▪ Operation Gomorrah, the Bombing of Hamburg in World War II in July 1943 ▪ Gomorrah, The name of a fictional casino and strip club in the videogame Fallout: New Vegas ▪ A 90's death metal band from the United Kingdom ▪ A black metal band from the USA ▪ Liber Gomorrhianus or Book of Gomorrah, a book written by Peter Damian...

Definition of Gomorrah in the English dictionary

The definition of Gomorrah in the dictionary is one of two ancient cities near the Dead Sea, the other being Sodom, that were destroyed by God as a punishment for the wickedness of their inhabitants. Other definition of Gomorrah is any place notorious for vice and depravity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GOMORRAH


begorra
bɪˈɡɒrə
Camorra
kəˈmɒrə
Gomorrha
ɡəˈmɒrə
horror
ˈhɒrə
Illawarra
ˌɪləˈwɒrə
orra
ˈɒrə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOMORRAH

GOM
Gombe
gombeen
gombeen-man
gombeenism
Gomberg
gombo
gombroon
Gomel
gomer
gomeril
Gomorrean
Gomorrha
Gomorrhean
gompa
Gompers
gomphoses
gomphosis
Gomulka

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOMORRAH

Al Hijrah
arrah
Basrah
Deborah
gerah
gurrah
Hijrah
Howrah
hurrah
jarrah
marah
menorah
rah
Sarah
sirrah
surah
Syrah
Torah
Varah
wirrah

Synonyms and antonyms of Gomorrah in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Gomorrah» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOMORRAH

Find out the translation of Gomorrah to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Gomorrah from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Gomorrah» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蛾摩拉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Gomorra
570 millions of speakers

English

Gomorrah
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अमोरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عمورة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Гоморра
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Gomorra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘমোরার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Gomorrhe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gomorrah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gomorrha
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゴモラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고모라
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gomora
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Gomorrah
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோமொர்ராவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गमोरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

günahkâr kent
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Gomorra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Gomorra
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Гоморра
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Gomora
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Γόμορρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Gomorra
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Gomorra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Gomorra
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Gomorrah

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOMORRAH»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Gomorrah

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QUOTES WITH «GOMORRAH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Gomorrah.
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Jay Leno
If God doesn't destroy Hollywood Boulevard, he owes Sodom and Gomorrah an apology.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOMORRAH»

Discover the use of Gomorrah in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Gomorrah and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gomorrah: Italy's Other Mafia
Gomorrah is both a bold and engrossing piece of investigative writing and one heroic young man's impassioned story of a place under the rule of a murderous organization.
Roberto Saviano, 2012
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Slouching Towards Gomorrah: Modern Liberalism and American ...
Slouching Towards Gomorrah is a penetrating, devastatingly insightful exposé of a country in crisis at the end of the millennium, where the rise of modern liberalism, which stresses the dual forces of radical egalitarianism (the equality ...
Robert H. Bork, 2010
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Book of Gomorrah: An Eleventh-Century Treatise against ...
An Eleventh-Century Treatise Against Clerical Homosexual Practices Peter Damian. but its ideals were not those for a secular, political society. 33 Occasionally particular bishops attempted to reform the situation in their own dioceses, and ...
Peter Damian, 2010
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Republican Gomorrah: Inside the Movement that Shattered the ...
Offers an in-depth look at the powerful players, such as Karl Rove and Howard Ahmanson, and the political and personal problems they have dealt with that will impact the future of this established party in a post-Bush GOP world. Reprint.
Max Blumenthal, 2010
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In Search of Lost Time, Volume IV: Sodom and Gomorrah (A ...
Sodom and Gomorrah (A Modern Library E-Book) Marcel Proust. Convinced that the Verdurins were making a grave mistake in allowing an individual of tarnished reputation to be admitted to so “select” a household as theirs, the sculptor felt it ...
Marcel Proust, 2000
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Return to Sodom and Gomorrah: Bible Stories from Archaeologists
This is the first book ever to bring archaeologists, scientists, and theologians together to look at the same evidence, and the most fascinating surprise in the end is how closely they all agree with one another.
Charles R. Pellegrino, 1994
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Aye, and Gomorrah
Telepathic and precocious children yearn so passionately to visit distant galaxies that they'll kill to go. Brilliantly crafted, beautifully written, these are Samuel Delany's award-winning stories, like no other before or since.
Samuel R. Delany, 2013
8
Sodom and Gomorrah: History and Motif in Biblical Narrative
This perception of biblical narrative is strikingly illustrated by an analysis of the story of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19).
Weston W. Fields, 1997
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Universalism and Particularism at Sodom and Gomorrah: Essays ...
This book reexamines the Sodom and Gomorrah narrative in Genesis 18–19, an ethically charged text that has significantly influenced views about homosexuality, stereotyping the other, the rewards and risks of hospitality, and the justice ...
Diana Lipton, 2012
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Skipping Towards Gomorrah
In Skipping Towards Gomorrah, Dan Savage eviscerates the right-wing conservatives as he commits each of the Seven Deadly Sins himself (or tries to) and finds those everyday Americans who take particular delight in their sinful pursuits.
Dan Savage, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOMORRAH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Gomorrah is used in the context of the following news items.
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Complaints of Tribalism as Sodom and Gomorrah is Demolished …
Why Sodom and Gomorrah? I asked myself. My mind went back to the story of Sodom and Gomorrah in the Old Testament. The Biblical account ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
2
Pastors opt out of performing gay marriages | NWADG - NWAOnline
The way I read my Bible, and I read it every day, it's an abomination against God to do that. He destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah because of that ... «Northwest Arkansas News, Jul 15»
3
AMA demolishes more structures at Kwame Nkrumah Circle
The demolition also follows a similar exercise at Ghana's biggest slum Sodom and Gomorrah where over 50,000 people were displaced. «Starr 103.5 FM, Jul 15»
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Mike Huckabee: “Extreme Court” has turned us into Sodom and …
... bring his judgment upon this land, He will have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah,'” Huckabee told the congregants at a Georgia church, ... «Metro Weekly, Jul 15»
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Displaced Sodom & Gomorrah residents back to demolished site
Displaced residents of Old Fadama have started trouping back to the demolished site weeks after they were moved out of the area for the ... «Starr 103.5 FM, Jul 15»
6
Another Sodom And Gomorrah
Sodom and Gomorrah, the Holy Bible tells us, were destroyed by God for their immoral sexual behaviour. But with what is going in the lesbian, ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
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Roberto Saviano interview: 'Gomorrah' author on how writing a …
When I tell some Italian friends I am going to interview Roberto Saviano, author of Gomorrah, the mould-breaking book on Naples' notorious ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
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Outrage as Ghana Demolishes 'Sodom and Gomorrah', the …
Ghana's biggest slum, Old Fadama, popularly referred to as Sodom and Gomorrah, was pulled down by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly ... «Global Voices Online, Jul 15»
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Sodom & Gomorrah demolitions, the woes of the Savanna man
Let me start by remarking that Ghana needs to develop no matter what. It is always the hope and wish and the wish of my fellow patriotic ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
10
Go “Black” and Apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah.
(ThyBlackMan.com) “If God doesn't soon bring judgment upon America, He'll have to go back and apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah.”. «ThyBlackMan, Jun 15»

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