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Definition of Scheol
1. Noun. (religion) the world of the dead. "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"
Generic synonyms: Fictitious Place, Imaginary Place, Mythical Place
Category relationships: Faith, Religion, Religious Belief
Terms within: Acheron, River Acheron, Cocytus, River Cocytus, Lethe, River Lethe, River Styx, Styx
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scheol
Literary usage of Scheol
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Georgia Baptists: Historical and Biographical by Jesse Harrison Campbell (1874)
"In 1863, the Hearn Scheol and the female scheol at Cave Spring were united ...
The funds of the scheol in the hands of the Trustees were invested in ..."
2. The Penal Code of California: Enacted in 1872, as Amended in 1881, Annotated by California (1881)
"... child or children are excused from such attendance by the board of education
of the city or citv and county, or of the trustees of the scheol district ..."
3. A Journey to Central Africa: Or, Life and Landscapes from Egypt to the Negro by Bayard Taylor (1854)
"... and the Apple-Blossom—The Beautiful Bemba—The Danco—Performance of tho Apple
Blossom—The Temple of Luxor—A Mohammedan Scheol—Gallop to Karnak— View of ..."
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