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Definition of Netherworld
1. Noun. (religion) the world of the dead. "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"
Exact synonyms: Hades, Hell, Infernal Region, Scheol, Underworld
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
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
Definition of Netherworld
1. Noun. The place to which one's spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth. ¹
2. Noun. The locale of the spirit world or afterlife, whether deemed to be situated below the world of the living or not. ¹
3. Noun. Specifically, a location of punishment in the afterlife; a hell. ¹
4. Noun. (by extension) A hidden, shadowy, or sinister subculture, such as that of organized crime. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Netherworld
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