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INFERNAL REGION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(religion) the world of the dead
Example:
No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth
Synonyms:
Hades; Hell; infernal region; netherworld; Scheol; underworld
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("infernal region" is a kind of...):
fictitious place; imaginary place; mythical place (a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings)
Meronyms (parts of "infernal region"):
Acheron; River Acheron ((Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon)
Cocytus; River Cocytus ((Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron)
Lethe; River Lethe ((Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive)
River Styx; Styx ((Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls)
Domain category:
faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
Example:
Hell is paved with good intentions
Synonyms:
Hell; infernal region; Inferno; nether region; perdition; pit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("infernal region" is a kind of...):
fictitious place; imaginary place; mythical place (a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings)
Domain category:
Christian religion; Christianity (a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "infernal region"):
Gehenna; Tartarus (a place where the wicked are punished after death)
hellfire; red region (a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned)
