NETHERWORLD
Dictionary entry overview: What does netherworld mean?
• NETHERWORLD (noun)
The noun NETHERWORLD has 1 sense:
1. (religion) the world of the dead
Familiarity information: NETHERWORLD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NETHERWORLD (noun)
Meaning:
(religion) the world of the dead
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
netherworld; Scheol; Hades; Hel; infernal region; underworld; Hell
Context example:
he didn't want to go to hell when he died
Hypernyms ("netherworld" is a kind of...):
fictitious place; imaginary place; mythical place (a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings)
Meronyms (parts of "netherworld"):
Acheron; River Acheron ((Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon)
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; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive)
River Styx; Styx ((Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls)
Domain category:
faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)
