NOUN | location | inferno, hell, hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, the pits | any place of pain and turmoil |
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event | inferno, conflagration | a very intense and uncontrolled fire | |
cognition | Inferno, Hell, perdition, infernal region, nether region, pit | (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil |
Sounds | ihnfer'now | |
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Rhymes | albino ... Zeno: 63 rhymes with now... |
Meaning | Any place of pain and turmoil. | |
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Example | "the inferno of the engine room" | |
Synonyms | hell, hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, the pits | |
Broader | region, part | The extended spatial location of something |
Spanish | infierno | |
Catalan | infern | |
Adjectives | infernal | characteristic of or resembling Hell |
Meaning | A very intense and uncontrolled fire. | |
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Synonym | conflagration | |
Narrower | wildfire | A raging and rapidly spreading conflagration |
Broader | fire | The event of something burning (often destructive) |
Spanish | conflagración, incendio | |
Catalan | conflagració, incendi | |
Adjectives | infernal | of or pertaining to or characteristic of a very uncontrolled and intense fire |
Meaning | (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment. | |
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Synonyms | Hell, perdition, infernal region, nether region, pit | |
Category | Christianity, Christian religion | A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior |
Narrower | Gehenna, Tartarus | A place where the wicked are punished after death |
hellfire, red region | A place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned | |
Broader | imaginary place, mythical place, fictitious place | A place that exists only in imagination |
Opposite | Heaven | The abode of God and the angels |
Spanish | infierno, perdición | |
Catalan | infern, perdició | |
Adjectives | infernal | characteristic of or resembling Hell |
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