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LOT'S WIFE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Old Testament) when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot and his family were told to flee without looking back; Lot's wife was disobedient and was immediately changed into a pillar of salt
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Instance hypernyms:
Jewess (a woman who is a Jew)
Domain category:
Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)