English > Scheol: 1 sense > noun 1, cognitionMeaning | (religion) the world of the dead. |
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Synonyms | Hell, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, underworld |
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Category | religion, faith, religious belief | A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny |
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Parts | Acheron, River Acheron | (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon |
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Cocytus, River Cocytus | (Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron |
Lethe, River Lethe | (Greek mythology) a river in Hades |
Styx, River Styx | (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls |
Broader | imaginary place, mythical place, fictitious place | A place that exists only in imagination |
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Spanish | abismo, averno, Hades, infierno, inframundo, orco, submundo |
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Catalan | abisme, avern, bàratre, infern, orc, reialme de les tenebres |
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