nether world

nether world
Synonyms and related words:
Abaddon, Aides, Aidoneus, Cerberus, Charon, Cora, Despoina, Dis, Dis pater, Erebus, Gehenna, Hades, Hel, Kore, Loki, Minos, Naraka, Orcus, Osiris, Pandemonium, Persephassa, Persephone, Pluto, Proserpina, Proserpine, Rhadamanthus, Satan, Sheol, Tophet, avichi, bottomless pit, bowels, deep space, deeps, depths, gaping depths, hell, infernal pit, infernal regions, inferno, jahannan, limbo, lower world, outer space, perdition, place of torment, purgatory, shades below, the abyss, the bottomless pit, the grave, the pit, underworld, unfathomed deeps, unknown depths

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • nether world — 1. the infernal regions; hell. 2. the afterworld, or the hereafter. Also, netherworld. [1630 40] * * * nether world, 1. the lower world; world of the dead; Hades. 2. the place of punishment after death; realm of the Devil; …   Useful english dictionary

  • nether world — /ˈnɛðə wɜld/ (say nedhuh werld) noun 1. hell. 2. the afterworld. Also, nether regions …  

  • nether world — neth′er world or neth′er•world n. 1) the infernal regions; hell 2) the criminal underworld • Etymology: 1630–40 …   From formal English to slang

  • nether world — 1. the infernal regions; hell. 2. the afterworld, or the hereafter. Also, netherworld. [1630 40] * * * …   Universalium

  • nether world — see netherworld …   English dictionary

  • nether world — underworld, inferno …   English contemporary dictionary

  • nether world —   Ke ao o Milu, Milu, Ka pa a heo, poheue …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • Nether — Neth er (n[e^][th] [ e]r), a. [OE. nethere, neithere, AS. ni[eth]era, fr. the adv. ni[eth]er downward; akin to neo[eth]an below, beneath, D. neder down, G. nieder, Sw. nedre below, nether, a. & adv., and also to Skr. ni down. [root]201. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nether — [neth′ər] adj. [ME nethere < OE neothera, akin to Ger nieder < IE base * ni , down + compar. suffix] 1. lying, or thought of as lying, below the earth s surface [the nether world] 2. lower or under [the nether tip of a crescent] …   English World dictionary

  • nether — /ˈnɛðə / (say nedhuh) adjective 1. lying, or conceived as lying, beneath the earth s surface; infernal: the nether world. 2. lower or under: his nether lip. {Middle English; Old English neoþera, earlier ni(o)þer(r)a, from niþer (adverb) downwards …  

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”