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NETHERWORLD
Hell, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld
(noun) (religion) the world of the dead; “No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth”-Theognis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Pronoun
netherworld
The place to which one's spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth.
The locale of the spirit world or afterlife, whether deemed to be situated below the world of the living or not.
Specifically, a location of punishment in the afterlife; a hell.
(by extension) A hidden, shadowy, or sinister subculture, such as that of organized crime.
Usage notes
Depending on cultural context, it may be appropriate to construct this as the netherworld, if only one is supposed to exist.
Synonyms
• (subterranean region for spirits of the dead): Hades, hell, nether region, underworld
• (location of the spirit world or afterlife): astral plane, heaven
• (place of punishment after death): damnation, Hades, hell, underworld
• (hidden, shadowy, or sinister subculture): underworld
Source: Wiktionary
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