English > underworld: 2 senses > noun 2, cognition| Meaning | (religion) the world of the dead. |
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| Synonyms | Hell, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol |
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| Category | religion, faith, religious belief | A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny |
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| Parts | Acheron, River Acheron | (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon |
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| Cocytus, River Cocytus | (Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron |
| Lethe, River Lethe | (Greek mythology) a river in Hades |
| Styx, River Styx | (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls |
| Broader | imaginary place, mythical place, fictitious place | A place that exists only in imagination |
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| Catalan | abisme, infern |
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| Spanish | abismo, infierno |
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