Inferno synonyms

ĭn-fûr'nō

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holocaust
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hell
In various religions, the place where some or all spirits are believed to go after death
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the-pits
(Idiomatic, singular only) Something miserable or unpleasant.
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underworld
The part of society that is engaged in and organized for the purpose of crime and vice.
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hades
(Greek mythology) The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon.
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pit
The single central kernel or stone of certain fruits, such as a peach or cherry.
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abyss
In the book of Genesis, the primeval Chaos out of which earth and sky were formed.
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conflagration
​A large fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning.
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dante (related)
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flames (related)
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nether-region
(Often pluralized, by extension) A place which is subterranean or enclosed beneath a surface, especially one which is dark, dank, or otherwise inhospitable.
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fire
A rapid, persistent chemical change that releases heat and light and is accompanied by flame, especially the exothermic oxidation of a combustible substance:
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infernal region
(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; - John Milton; ; -Dr. Johnson
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snake-pit
(Slang) A place of horror and confusion, specif., a crowded mental hospital where patients are improperly cared for
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epic (related)
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hell-on-earth
(Idiomatic) A very unpleasant situation; torment, particularly when widespread.
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hellhole
Alternative form of hellhole.
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Inferno Sentence Examples

  • When her face became a raging inferno, he smiled.

  • The door was open, the inferno waiting.

  • With these should be classed his Inferno (1897) and Somngangarnatter (" The Nights of a Somnambulist," 1900).

  • He began an English prose version of Dante's Divine Comedy - which has earned him the name of " Dante Carlyle "- but only completed the translation of the Inferno (1849).

  • He rapidly passed on, through books like Inferno (1897), the diary of a semi-lunatic, up into the sheer mysticism of To Damascus (1898), where he reconciles himself at last to Christianity.

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