NETHERWORLD

nether world

Noun



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netherworld

Noun

  1. The place to which one's spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth.
    In some religions, one's soul departs to a netherworld, hell, instead of the heavens.
  2. The locale of the spirit world or afterlife, whether deemed to be situated below the world of the living or not.
    While I was astrally projecting, I felt my soul pass through many insubstantial netherworlds.
  3. Specifically, a location of punishment in the afterlife; a hell.
    The missionary was motivated by a sincere desire to rescue souls from eternal torment in the netherworld.
  4. A hidden, shadowy, or sinister subculture, such as that of organized crime.
    Richard had been initiated to the netherworld of dog racing by his father, and knew all the popular greyhound performance enhancing drugs.


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