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Gomorrah

go·mor·rah

UK/ɡəˈmɔː.ɹə/ US/ɡəˈmɔɹ.ə/ uncommon

noun

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(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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From Ancient Greek Γόμορρᾰ (Gómorrhă), from Biblical Hebrew עֲמֹרָה (ʿămōrā).

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