Sodom

Pronunciation: /ˈsɒ.dəm/

The English word “Sodom” has 2 meanings listed here.

proper noun

Wadham College, Oxford.

noun

A city or place full of sin and vice.

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.

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