💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Harrowing of hell"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| hellnoun | (in many religions, uncountable) A place of torment where some or all sinners are believed to go after death and evil spirits are believed to be. |
| acheronnoun | (Greek mythology) A river in the infernal regions; also, the infernal regions themselves. By some of the English poets, it was supposed to be a flaming lake or gulf. |
| katabasisnoun | (mythology, literature) A mytheme or trope in which the hero embarks on a journey to the underworld. |
| tartarusnoun | (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A dark and gloomy part of the realm of Hades, reserved for the damned and the wicked, such as the Titans; an equivalent of hell in Greek and Roman mythology. |
| avernusnoun | The entrance to Hell or the underworld, or the underworld itself. |
| catabasisnoun | Alternative spelling of katabasis. [(mythology, literature) A mytheme or trope in which the hero embarks on a journey to the underworld.] |
| hellspawnnoun | (fantasy) A creature or creatures from hell. |
| barathrumnoun | The abyss, hell. |
| erebusnoun | (Greek mythology) The dark and gloomy cavern between the earth and Hades; the underworld. |
| theomachynoun | A battle among gods. |
| hadesnoun | (Greek mythology) The underworld, the domain of Hades, by transference from its god. |
| hell-realmnoun | Alternative form of hell realm. [A hellish dimension or state; the realm of existence in the wheel of life associated with maximum suffering, anger, and conflict.] |
| einherjarnoun | (Norse mythology) The warriors who died fighting bravely and were brought by valkyries to Valhalla, where they feast and prepare for Ragnarok. |
| valhallanoun | (Norse mythology) The home of half of all warriors who died gloriously in battle as well as many of the Æsir. |
| otherworldnoun | (paganism) The other realms of existence beyond the world of mankind, especially the realms of the dead or the fairy folk. |
| bolgianoun | Any of the divisions of the eighth circle of Hell, Malebolge, in Dante's Divine Comedy. |
| abyssnoun | (frequently figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space. |
| underworldnoun | That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice, and particularly those involved in organized crime. |
| duatnoun | (Egyptology, Egyptian mythology) The realm of the dead in Egyptian mythology. |
| tophetnoun | (biblical) A location near Jerusalem in the valley of Gehenna where children were burned alive as sacrifice. |
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