name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈsɒ.dəm/
US:sädʹəm
US:/ˈsɑ.dəm/
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rhymes with (UK) -ɒdəm
rhymes with (US) -ɑdəm
CMU ARPABET:S AO1 D AH0 M
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
Wadham College, Oxford.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Qualifier: Oxford University slang
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A city or place full of sin and vice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
(Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Gomorrah) was destroyed by God for the wickedness of its inhabitants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center
5
noun
Meaning 5
any location known for vice and corruption
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: location
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
سَدُوم
(sadūm)
— city in the Middle East
Arabic:
صَدِيم
(ṣadīm)
— city in the Middle East
Armenian:
Սոդոմ
(Sodom)
— city in the Middle East
Belarusian:
Садо́м
(Sadóm)
— city in the Middle East
Burmese:
သောဒုံမြို့
(sau:dummrui.)
— city in the Middle East
Catalan:
Sodoma
— city in the Middle East
Cherokee:
ᏐᏓᎻ
(sodami)
— city in the Middle East
Cherokee:
ᏐᏓᎻᏱ
(sodamiyi)
— city in the Middle East
Chinese Cantonese:
所多瑪 /所多玛
— city in the Middle East
Chinese Cantonese:
索多瑪 /索多玛
(sok3 do1 maa5)
— city in the Middle East
Hakka Chinese:
所多瑪 /所多玛
(Só-tô-mâ)
— city in the Middle East
Chinese:
所多瑪 /所多玛
(Só͘-to-má)
— city in the Middle East
Chinese Mandarin:
所多瑪 /所多玛
(Suǒduōmǎ)
— city in the Middle East
Chinese Mandarin:
索多瑪 /索多玛
(Suǒduōmǎ)
— city in the Middle East
Maore Comorian:
Suduma
— city in the Middle East
Estonian:
Soodom
— city in the Middle East
Finnish:
Sodoma
— city in the Middle East
French:
Sodome
— city in the Middle East
Galician:
Sodoma
— city in the Middle East
Georgian:
სოდომი
(sodomi)
— city in the Middle East
German:
Sodom
— city in the Middle East
Greek:
Σόδομα
(Sódoma)
— city in the Middle East
Ancient Greek:
Σόδομα
(Sódoma)
— city in the Middle East
Ancient Greek:
Σόδομα
(Sódoma)
— city in the Middle East
Hebrew:
סְדוֹם
(s'dóm)
— city in the Middle East
Hindi:
सदोम
(sadom)
— city in the Middle East
Hungarian:
Szodoma
— city in the Middle East
Italian:
Sodoma
— city in the Middle East
Japanese:
ソドム
(Sodomu)
— city in the Middle East
Kazakh:
Содом
(Sodom)
— city in the Middle East
Korean:
소돔
(Sodom)
— city in the Middle East
Latin:
Sodoma
— city in the Middle East
Middle English:
Sodome
— city in the Middle East
Persian:
سدوم
(sadum)
— city in the Middle East
Pohnpeian:
Sodom
— city in the Middle East
Polish:
Sodoma
— city in the Middle East
Portuguese:
Sodoma
— city in the Middle East
Russian:
Содо́м
(Sodóm)
— city in the Middle East
Spanish:
Sodoma
— city in the Middle East
Turkish:
Sodom
— city in the Middle East
Ukrainian:
Содо́м
(Sodóm)
— city in the Middle East
