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If God doesn't destroy Hollywood Boulevard, he owes Sodom and Gomorrah an apology.
Jay Leno

Meaning of "Sodom" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SODOM

Sodom  [ˈsɒdəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SODOM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sodom 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 SODOM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Sodom in the English dictionary

The first definition of Sodom in the dictionary is a city destroyed by God for its wickedness that, with Gomorrah, traditionally typifies depravity. Other definition of Sodom is this city as representing homosexuality. Sodom is also any place notorious for depravity.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SODOM


Adam
ˈædəm
addendum
əˈdɛndəm
boredom
ˈbɔːdəm
Christendom
ˈkrɪsəndəm
corundum
kəˈrʌndəm
fandom
ˈfændəm
freedom
ˈfriːdəm
kingdom
ˈkɪŋdəm
madam
ˈmædəm
madame
ˈmædəm
martyrdom
ˈmɑːtədəm
memorandum
ˌmɛməˈrændəm
Oldham
ˈəʊldəm
random
ˈrændəm
referendum
ˌrɛfəˈrɛndəm
seldom
ˈsɛldəm
stardom
ˈstɑːdəm
tandem
ˈtændəm
wisdom
ˈwɪzdəm
Wyndham
ˈwɪndəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SODOM

Sodium Pentothal

WORDS THAT END LIKE SODOM

animal kingdom
at random
chiefdom
condom
conventional wisdom
degree of freedom
dom
earldom
Edom
fiefdom
hobodom
kaiserdom
nonrandom
Old Kingdom
plant kingdom
popedom
pseudorandom
Radom
superstardom
United Kingdom

Synonyms and antonyms of Sodom in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Sodom» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SODOM

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

Translator English - Chinese

所多玛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Sodoma
570 millions of speakers

English

Sodom
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सदोम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سدوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Содом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Sodom
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সদোম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Sodome
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sodom
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sodom
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ソドム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소돔
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sodom
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Sô-đôm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சோடோம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सदोम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sodom
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Sodoma
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sodoma
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Содом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Sodoma
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Σόδομα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sodom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Sodom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sodoma
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Sodom

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SODOM»

The term «Sodom» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.219 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SODOM» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «SODOM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Sodom.
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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 «SODOM»

Discover the use of Sodom in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Sodom and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The 120 Days of Sodom and Other Writings
Lost after the storming of the Bastille in 1789, it was later retrieved but remained unpublished until 1935. In addition to The 120 Days, this volume includes Sade's "Reflections on the Novel," his play Oxtiem, and his novella Ernestine.
Marquis de Sade, Richard Seaver, Austrin Wainhouse, 2007
2
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
3
Reclaiming Sodom
The collection pursues the "pleasures and dangers" of these alternatives, and takes on Proust's refusal to imagine a social movement founded on the "stigma" of Sodom.
Jonathan Goldberg, 1994
4
The Book of Sodom
This work contains an anthology of Sodom texts spanning several centuries. Paul Hallam has also provided his own reading of these languages of prejudice, obsession and desire in an extensive essay.
Paul Hallam, 1995
5
Sodom and Gomorrah: In Search of Lost Time, Volume 4 ...
First time in Penguin Classics A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition with French flaps and luxurious design The first completely new translation of Proust's novel since the 1920s
Marcel Proust, 2005
6
Discovering the City of Sodom: The Fascinating, True Account ...
Challenging the assumptions of academics around the world, Discovering the City of Sodom may well inspire a revision of the history books.
Steven Collins, Latayne C. Scott, 2013
7
A Tale of Two Cities: Sodom and Gomorrah in the Old ...
(Peeters 1990)
J. A. Loader, 1990
8
Between Sodom and Eden: A Gay Journey Through Today's ...
Walzer explores how, within a decade, Israel has evolved from a society that marginalized homosexuals to one that offers some of the most extensive legal protections in the world.
Lee Walzer, 2013
9
The Silence of Sodom: Homosexuality in Modern Catholicism
The past decade has seen homosexual scandals in the Catholic Church becoming ever more visible, and the Vatican's directives on homosexuality becoming ever more forceful, begging the question Mark Jordan tries to answer here: how can the ...
Mark D. Jordan, 2002
10
Sodom on the Thames: Sex, Love, and Scandal in Wilde Times
Sodom on the Thames looks closely at three episodes involving sex between men in late-nineteenth-century England.
Morris B. Kaplan, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SODOM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Sodom is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Letter: State of Sodom and Gomorrah
Due to the recent Supreme Court decision concerning same-sex marriage, there needs to be a declaration made. First, the writers of our Constitution made ... «Peoria Journal Star, Jul 15»
2
Sodom and Gomerica
But the despised and universally condemned sodomy of Sodom and Gomorrah has been replaced by the sexual orientation of modern America; from Foucault's ... «Daily Trust, Jul 15»
3
Mike Huckabee: “Extreme Court” has turned us into Sodom and …
“[In] 1975, the wife of evangelist Billy Graham said that 'if God does not bring his judgment upon this land, He will have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah,'” ... «Metro Weekly, Jul 15»
4
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 demolition exercise to ... «Starr 103.5 FM, Jul 15»
5
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, gay, bisexual and ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
6
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 (AMA) and The ... «Global Voices Online, Jul 15»
7
'God Will Have to Judge America' or 'Apologize to Sodom and …
"This Supreme Court has made American the new Sodom and Gomorrah," said Hagee during his "Hagee Hotline" broadcast. "God will have to judge America or ... «Christian Post, Jul 15»
8
Bryan Fischer Compares Gay Marriage Ruling To 9/11, Slavery …
In the span of two minutes, he managed to compare the ruling to 9/11, slavery, the attack on Pearl Harbor, and Sodom and Gomorrah. "From a moral standpoint, ... «Right Wing Watch, Jun 15»
9
Wiping Out Sodom And Gomorrah, The Ordeal Of The BECE …
“Then the Lord rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the Lord out of the heavens” Genesis 19:24, the quotation lingered in my naïve mind as ... «GhanaWeb, Jun 15»
10
Gov't to relocate Sodom & Gomorrah residents to Pokuase
Gov't to relocate Sodom & Gomorrah residents to Pokuase ... parcel of land at Pokuase for displaced residents of Sodom and Gomorrah, Starr News has learnt. «GhanaWeb, Jun 15»

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