TARTARUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A place where the wicked are punished after death

Synonyms:

Gehenna; Tartarus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Tartarus" is a kind of...):

Hell; infernal region; Inferno; nether region; perdition; pit ((Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment)

Derivation:

Tartarean (of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus)

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