Definisjon av netherworld

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Noun

netherworld - (religion) the world of the dead; "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-Theognis
Hell, Hades, infernal region, Scheol, underworld
fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings
religious belief, religion, faith a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"
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
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netherworld - The place to which one's spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth.
netherworld - The locale of the spirit world or afterlife, whether deemed to be situated below the world of the living or not.
netherworld - Specifically, a location of punishment in the afterlife; a hell.
netherworld - A hidden, shadowy, or sinister subculture, such as that of organized crime.

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