gomorrah

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gomorrah - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Gomorrah
      n 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 [syn: Gomorrah, Gomorrha]

gomorrah - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Gomorrah
  submersion, one of the five cities of the plain of Siddim (q.v.)
  which were destroyed by fire (Gen. 10:19; 13:10; 19:24, 28).
  These cities probably stood close together, and were near the
  northern extremity of what is now the Dead Sea. This city is
  always mentioned next after Sodom, both of which were types of
  impiety and wickedness (Gen. 18:20; Rom. 9:29). Their
  destruction is mentioned as an "ensample unto those that after
  should live ungodly" (2 Pet. 2:6; Jude 1:4-7). Their wickedness
  became proverbial (Deut. 32:32; Isa. 1:9, 10; Jer. 23:14). But
  that wickedness may be exceeded (Matt. 10:15; Mark 6:11). (See
  DEAD SEA).