infernal+regions

  • 101usque ad Orcum — As far below as tire infernal regions …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 102Acheron — [ak′ər än΄] n. [L < Gr; assoc. with achos, pain, hence “river of woe”] 1. Gr. & Rom. Myth. a river in Hades: often identified as the river across which Charon ferries the dead: cf. STYX 2. Hades; infernal regions …

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  • 103Plutonian — [plo͞o tō′nē ən] adj. [L Plutonius < Gr Ploutōnios] of or like Pluto or the infernal regions …

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  • 104Avernus — Avernal, adj. /euh verr neuhs/, n. 1. a lake near Naples, Italy, looked upon in ancient times as an entrance to hell, from whose waters vile smelling vapors arose, supposedly killing birds flying over it. 2. hell. [ < L < Gk áornos birdless …

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  • 105nether world — 1. the infernal regions; hell. 2. the afterworld, or the hereafter. Also, netherworld. [1630 40] * * * nether world, 1. the lower world; world of the dead; Hades. 2. the place of punishment after death; realm of the Devil; …

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  • 106Hec|a|te — «hehsmh>uh tee», noun. the Greek goddess of the moon, earth, and infernal regions, later associated with magic and witchcraft. Also, Hekate …

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  • 107lapis infernalis — Infernal In*fer nal, a. [F. infernal, L. infernalis, fr. infernus that which lies beneath, the lower. See {Inferior}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to or suitable for the lower regions, inhabited, according to the ancients, by the dead;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 108Hittites — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Hittite. Les Hittites sont un peuple ayant vécu dans l Anatolie au IIe millénaire av. J.‑C. Ils doivent leur nom à la région à partir de laquelle ils ont établi leur royaume principal, le Hatti,… …

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  • 109Anthropolycie — Lycanthrope Pour les articles homonymes, voir Lycanthropie et Birette. Un loup garou sur une gravure du XVIII …

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  • 110Birette (folklore) — Lycanthrope Pour les articles homonymes, voir Lycanthropie et Birette. Un loup garou sur une gravure du XVIII …

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