inferno

Noun
  1. Any place of pain and turmoil (synset 108600365)
    "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits"
    is a type of: part, region - the extended spatial location of something
    same as: hell, hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, the pits
  2. A very intense and uncontrolled fire (synset 107318315)
    is a type of: fire - the event of something burning (often destructive)
    subtypes: wildfire - a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration
    same as: conflagration
  3. (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil;
    Where sinners suffer eternal punishment (synset 105637465)
    "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is paved with good intentions"
    referred to in: christian religion, christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
    is a type of: fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings
    subtypes:
    same as: hell, infernal region, nether region, perdition, pit

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