Definisjon av underworld

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Noun

underworld - the criminal class
social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
gangdom, gangland, organized crime underworld organizations
underworld - (religion) the world of the dead; "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-Theognis
Hell, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol
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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Substantiv

underworld - That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice.
underworld - The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.

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  • Underworld is a region in some religions and in mythologies which is thought to be under the surface of the earth. It could be a place where the souls of the recently departed go, and, in some traditions, it is identified with Hell or the realm of death. In other traditions, however, such as animistic traditions, it could be seen as the place where life appears to have originated from (such as plant life, water, etc.

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  • underworld
    The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living.

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