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English noun: inferno | |||
| 1. | inferno (location) any place of pain and turmoil | ||
| Samples | The hell of battle. The inferno of the engine room. When you're alone Christmas is the pits. | ||
| Synonyms | hell, hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, the pits | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | part, region | ||
| 2. | inferno (event) a very intense and uncontrolled fire | ||
| Synonyms | conflagration | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fire | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | wildfire | ||
| 3. | Inferno (cognition) (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment | ||
| Samples | Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell. A demon from the depths of the pit. Hell is paved with good intentions. | ||
| Synonyms | Hell, infernal region, nether region, perdition, pit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Gehenna, hellfire, red region, Tartarus | ||
| Domain category | Christian religion, Christianity | ||
| Antonyms | heaven | ||
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