gomorrha

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Definition

Proper noun 1. An ancient city of the Old Testament: Gomorrah (also spelled Gomorrha) was a city, along with Sodom, famously destroyed by divine judgment as recorded in the Book of Genesis. It is synonymous with wickedness and divine punishment.

Usage Examples
  • Proper noun:
    • The story of Sodom and Gomorrha serves as a moral warning.
    • Archaeologists have searched for the possible location of Gomorrha.
Advanced Usage
  • Used as a symbol: The name "Gomorrah" is often used metaphorically to denote a place or situation of extreme sin, corruption, or moral decay.
    • The modern city was described by the preacher as a new Gomorrah.
Variants and Related Words
  • Gomorrah: The more common modern English spelling.
  • Sodom and Gomorrah: The standard paired phrase referring to the two cities and their destruction.
Synonyms
  • Sinful city
  • Den of iniquity
Related Idioms
  • A Sodom and Gomorrah: Used to describe a place perceived as being deeply immoral or corrupt.
    • The reformers condemned the capital as a modern Sodom and Gomorrah.
Noun
  1. (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Sodom) was destroyed by God for the vice and depravity of its inhabitants

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