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Underworld

Underworld Definition And Meaning
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.

Underworld Definition And Meaning

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"

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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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