SODOM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sodom mean? 

• SODOM (noun)
  The noun SODOM has 2 senses:

1. any location known for vice and corruption

2. (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Gomorrah) was destroyed by God for the wickedness of its inhabitants

  Familiarity information: SODOM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SODOM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any location known for vice and corruption

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("sodom" is a kind of...):

location (a point or extent in space)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Gomorrah) was destroyed by God for the wickedness of its inhabitants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Domain category:

Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)

Holonyms ("Sodom" is a part of...):

Israel; Sion; State of Israel; Yisrael; Zion (Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine)