n.
Pronunciation: ' sä-d ə -m ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French sodomie, from Late Latin Sodoma Sodom; from the homosexual proclivities of the men of the city in Gen 19:1-11
Date: 13th century
: anal or oral copulation with a member of the same or opposite sex also : copulation with an animal
– sod · om · it · ic \ ˌ sä-d ə - ' mi-tik \ or sod · om · it · i · cal \ -ti-k ə l \ adjective