About The Word Underworld
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Underworld
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What's The Definition Of Underworld?
[n] the criminal class
[n] (in various religions) the world of the dead; "he didn't want to go to hell when he died" Synonyms | Synonyms for Underworld: Hades | Hel | Hell | infernal region | netherworld | Scheol Related Terms | Find terms related to Underworld: See Also | Acheron | class | Cocytus | gangdom | gangland | imaginary place | Lethe | organized crime | racketeer | River Acheron | River Cocytus | River Lethe | River Styx | social class | socio-economic class | Styx Underworld In Webster's Dictionary \Un"der*world`\, n.
1. The lower of inferior world; the world which is under the
heavens; the earth.
That overspreads (with such a reverence) This
underworld. --Daniel.
2. The mythological place of departed souls; Hades.
3. The portion of the world which is below the horizon; the
opposite side of the world; the antipodes. [R.]
Fresh as the first beam glittering on a sail, That
brings our friends up from the underworld.
--Tennyson.
4. The inferior part of mankind. [R.] --Atterbury.
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