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UNDERWORLD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(religion) the world of the dead
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 ("underworld" 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 "underworld"):
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The criminal class
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("underworld" is a kind of...):
class; social class; socio-economic class; stratum (people having the same social, economic, or educational status)
Meronyms (members of "underworld"):
gangdom; gangland; organized crime (underworld organizations)
racketeer (someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion))
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