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INFERNO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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 ("Inferno" 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 "Inferno"):
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)
Derivation:
infernal (characteristic of or resembling Hell)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A very intense and uncontrolled fire
Synonyms:
conflagration; inferno
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("inferno" is a kind of...):
fire (the event of something burning (often destructive))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inferno"):
wildfire (a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration)
Derivation:
infernal (of or pertaining to or characteristic of a very uncontrolled and intense fire)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Any place of pain and turmoil
Example:
when you're alone Christmas is the pits
Synonyms:
hell; hell on earth; hellhole; inferno; snake pit; the pits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("inferno" is a kind of...):
part; region (the extended spatial location of something)
Derivation:
infernal (characteristic of or resembling Hell)
