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    SCHEOL

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (religion) the world of the deadplay

    Example:

    No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth

    Synonyms:

    Hades; Hell; infernal region; netherworld; Scheol; underworld

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("Scheol" 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 "Scheol"):

    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)

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