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(poetic) Hell; the bottomless pit; a place of destruction.
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(figuratively) Of or pertaining to hell.
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Alternative form of Astaroth [The great duke of Hell, in the first hierarchy with Beelzebub and Lucifer.]
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(feminism, derogatory, allusion, figuratively) A woman who colludes with the patriarchy rather than actively opposing it.
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The entrance to Hell or the underworld, or the underworld itself.
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(dated) An early kind of overhead projector.
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a division of the eighth circle of Hell, Malebolge, in Dante's Divine Comedy
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Alternative form of bris (ritual circumcision) [(Judaism) Ritual male circumcision.]
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(mythology) A very flexible horned serpent in Greek legend, said to have no spine and to hide its head in the sand awaiting prey.
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(Armenian mythology) An immortal spirit who inhabits old ruins.
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(poetic) justice, order and judgement.
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(Classical mythology) Elysium; home of the blessed, after death.
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(archaeology) A symbol of the solar deity, found on monuments exhumed in Babylon, Nineveh, etc.
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Any of various places on the surface of the world, often in regions of unusual geological activity, that have acquired a legendary reputation as entrances to the underworld.
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Alternative letter-case form of Gehenna [In rabbinical literature and Christian and Islamic scripture, the place where the souls of the wicked go after death, where they suffer eternal damnation or annihilation.]
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Alternative form of Gehinnom [(Judaism) The realm of the afterlife where unrepentant souls are cleansed of their spiritual impurities before returning to the presence of God.]
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Alternative form of Gehinnom [(Judaism) The realm of the afterlife where unrepentant souls are cleansed of their spiritual impurities before returning to the presence of God.]
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(Judaism) The realm of the afterlife where unrepentant souls are cleansed of their spiritual impurities before returning to the presence of God.
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Alternative form of Gehinnom [(Judaism) The realm of the afterlife where unrepentant souls are cleansed of their spiritual impurities before returning to the presence of God.]
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(Germanic paganism) A priest of the modern Norse religion.
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(Greek mythology) A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale
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(specifically, chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy) Hell as a waiting place for damned souls before the Last Judgement, after which they may be cast in Gehenna.
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(mythology, theology) A raid into the underworld by a heroic figure.
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Of or relating to Howard Winchester Hawks (1896–1977), American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era, known for films with tough-talking young women characters.
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(religion, Norse mythology) The realm of the dead who did not die in combat, ruled by the goddess and located in Niflheim (one of the Nine Realms).
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(Norse mythology) The realm of the dead, (also known as Hel), the domain of the goddess Hel. Located beyond Niflheim, (one of the Nine Realms).
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(in many religions, uncountable) A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
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The entrance to hell, seen as an embodiment of evil.
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(Arab mythology) A demon, evil spirit, often associated with the underworld.
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A place or situation resembling Hell.
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The universal mind or ultimate power, in the dualist occultism of Austin Osman Spare.
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(uncommon) Relating to the kleshas.
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Alternative letter-case form of leviathan [(biblical, mythology) A vast sea monster of tremendous strength, described as the most powerful and dangerous creature in the ocean.]
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(Celtic paganism, Theosophy) The primal substance of the Universe
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A race of humanoid giants mentioned in the Old Testament, described as being physically impressive and heroic.
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(often pluralized) Hell; a realm beneath the surface of the earth conceived as the abode of the souls of the dead and, sometimes, as the abode of demons or evil spirits.
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A creature, dweller, or inhabitant of the netherworld.
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Alternative form of nether region [(often pluralized) Hell; a realm beneath the surface of the earth conceived as the abode of the souls of the dead and, sometimes, as the abode of demons or evil spirits.]
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Specifically, a location of punishment in the afterlife; a hell.
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(Norse mythology) In Germanic and Norse cosmology, the Norse underworld, location of the domain Hel and of the realm of Hel, the goddess of the dead.
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Alternative form of ophan [A member of an order of wheel-like angels.]
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The high capital of Hell in John Milton's Paradise Lost.
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(Greek mythology) A winged horse fabled to have sprung from the blood of Medusa when she was slain. He is noted for causing, with a blow of his hoof, Hippocrene, the inspiring fountain of the Muses, to spring from Mount Helicon. Bellerophon tamed and rode upon Pegasus when he defeated the Chimaera.
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(historical) A sanctuary dedicated to the Ancient Greek and Roman god Pluto, usually at a location producing poisonous emissions, believed to represent an entrance to the underworld.
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Aelia Pulcheria, Empress of the Roman Empire (414-453)
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(obsolete, rare) An ancient Persian temple devoted to fire.
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(Old Testament) The realm of the dead, the common grave of mankind, Hell. In older English translations of the Bible, notably the Authorized Version or King James Bible, this word sheol is translated inconsistently and variously as grave (31 times), pit (3 times) or hell (31 times: e.g., De. 32:22; 2Sa. 22:6; Job 11:8; Ps. 9:17).
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Alternative form of taghairm. [A method of divination involving wrapping a person in the hide of a freshly-killed ox which was then placed beside a waterfall or other desolate place, to enable the person to foresee the outcome of an impending battle; the oracle of the hide.]
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(occult) Mercury's spirit, executing the malevolent influences of the planet.
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(figuratively) Any hellish place; a dark gloomy chasm or pit.
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(Germanic paganism) A three-armed spiral symbol used in Heathenry to represent the god Woden or the Norns.
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That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice.
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A form of Norse neopaganism or Asatru that focuses on veneration of the Vanir deities.
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(Judaism) the afterlife, in which the righteous are rewarded for their good deeds and the wicked punished for their evil deeds
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(Gnosticism) The name of the Demiurge or 'False God'. Created when Sophia (one of the lesser aeons) tried to emanate without her counterpart (Christ).
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Alternative form of yene velt [The world to come, hereafter]
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Obsolete form of Oenanthe.
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