Hell, perdition, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, pit
(noun) (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; “Hurl’d headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell”- John Milton; “a demon from the depths of the pit”; “Hell is paved with good intentions”-Dr. Johnson
conflagration, inferno
(noun) a very intense and uncontrolled fire
hell, hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, the pits, inferno
(noun) any place of pain and turmoil; “the hell of battle”; “the inferno of the engine room”; “when you’re alone Christmas is the pits”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
inferno (plural infernos)
A place or situation resembling Hell.
• D. C. Worcester
A large fire, a conflagration.
• See afterlife
• Fronnie, nonfire
Source: Wiktionary
In*fer"no, n. [It. See Infernal.]
Definition: The infernal regions; hell. Also used fig.
At each sudden explosion in the inferno below they sprang back from the brink [of the volcanic crater]. D. C. Worcester.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
