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English noun: nether region

1. nether region (cognition) (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment


SamplesHurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell.
A demon from the depths of the pit.
Hell is paved with good intentions.


SynonymsHell, infernal region, Inferno, perdition, pit


Broader (hypernym)fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place


Narrower (hyponym)Gehenna, hellfire, red region, Tartarus


Domain categoryChristian religion, Christianity


Antonymsheaven









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