ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Netherdom

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Netherdom is a noun meaning The condition, realm, or sphere of things below; a lower kingdom or domain; netherregion; the netherworld; Hell.

Meaning

The condition, realm, or sphere of things below; a lower kingdom or domain; netherregion; the netherworld; Hell.

Example Sentences

It is a spectacle that ought to make the imps of netherdom tremble for their laurels — man.
A great gathering of the lost, the waste, " the drift of both banks," as my Officer-guide aptly puts it. It is, surely, a sight more for tears than wonder. Actual Netherdom.
But Olympian Homer keeps them submerged in his sunless Netherdom, from which however, he lets them peep forth once in a while with a dreadful eye-shot at his startled reader.
A flash of lightning was swiftly followed by uproarious celestial laughter as I took leave of my parents solemnly as if I was leaving them forever, longer; as if I was embarking on some journey into the pitiless expanses of netherdom.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include netherregion, netherworld, netherman, netherhair, nether hair, netherthought.

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