GOMORRAH


Meaning of GOMORRAH in English

I. gə-ˈmȯr-ə noun

Etymology: from Gomorrah, ancient city destroyed by God for its wickedness in Genesis 19

Date: 1907

: a place notorious for vice and corruption

II. gə-ˈmȯr-ə, -ˈmär- geographical name

ancient city thought to be in the area now covered by the SW part of the Dead Sea

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.