Sodom
noun
Sod·om ˈsä-dəm 
: a place notorious for vice or corruption
Word History
Etymology
after sodom, destroyed by God for its wickedness in the Bible (Genesis 19)
First Known Use
1594, in the meaning defined above
Geographical Definition
Sodom
geographical name
Sod·om ˈsä-dəm
ancient city thought to be in the area now covered by the southwestern part of the Dead Sea