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SCHEOL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(religion) the world of the deadplay

Example:

No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth

Synonyms:

Hades; Hell; infernal region; netherworld; Scheol; underworld

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Scheol" is a kind of...):

fictitious place; imaginary place; mythical place (a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings)

Meronyms (parts of "Scheol"):

Acheron; River Acheron ((Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon)

Cocytus; River Cocytus ((Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron)

Lethe; River Lethe ((Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive)

River Styx; Styx ((Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls)

Domain category:

faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)

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