netherworld
nounEtymology
From nether- (“beneath, lower”) + world.
Definitions
The place to which one's spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of…
The place to which one's spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth.
- In some religions, one's soul departs to a netherworld, instead of the heavens.
- As Inanna prepares to descend she fastens the seven divine laws to her side, and as she walks toward the netherworld she speaks to her vizier, Ninshubur.
The locale of the spirit world or afterlife, whether deemed to be situated below the…
The locale of the spirit world or afterlife, whether deemed to be situated below the world of the living or not.
- While I was astrally projecting, I felt my soul pass through many insubstantial netherworlds.
Specifically, a location of punishment in the afterlife
Specifically, a location of punishment in the afterlife; a hell.
- The missionary was motivated by a sincere desire to rescue souls from eternal torment in the netherworld.
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A hidden, shadowy, or sinister subculture, such as that of organized crime.
- Richard had been initiated into the netherworld of dog racing by his father, and knew all the popular greyhound performance-enhancing drugs.
The neighborhood
- synonymHadessubterranean region for spirits of the dead
- synonymhellsubterranean region for spirits of the dead
- synonymnether regionsubterranean region for spirits of the dead
- synonymunderworldsubterranean region for spirits of the dead
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for netherworld. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA