Netherworld

Quick meaning: Netherworld is a noun meaning The place to which one's spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth.

Meaning

The place to which one's spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth.

More Meanings

1. The locale of the spirit world or afterlife, whether deemed to be situated below the world of the living or not.
2. Specifically, a location of punishment in the afterlife; a hell.
3. (by extension) A hidden, shadowy, or sinister subculture, such as that of organized crime.

Example Sentences

In some religions, one's soul departs to a netherworld, instead of the heavens.

While I was astrally projecting, I felt my soul pass through many insubstantial netherworlds.

The missionary was motivated by a sincere desire to rescue souls from eternal torment in the netherworld.

Richard had been initiated into the netherworld of dog racing by his father, and knew all the popular greyhound performance-enhancing drugs.

Word Forms

• netherworlds
• nether world

Synonyms for netherworld

Depending on context, synonyms include Hades, hell, underworld, heaven, damnation.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include underworld, hell, hades, netherverse, beyond, subterrain.

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