netherworld.
The place to which one's spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth.
Meaning & usage
The place to which one's spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth.
In some religions, one's soul departs to a netherworld, instead of the heavens.
The locale of the spirit world or afterlife, whether deemed to be situated below the world of the living or not.
While I was astrally projecting, I felt my soul pass through many insubstantial netherworlds.
Specifically, a location of punishment in the afterlife; a hell.
The missionary was motivated by a sincere desire to rescue souls from eternal torment in the netherworld.
A hidden, shadowy, or sinister subculture, such as that of organized crime.
Richard had been initiated into the netherworld of dog racing by his father, and knew all the popular greyhound performance-enhancing drugs.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English nether- Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old English weorold Middle English world English world English netherworld From nether- (“beneath, lower”) + world.
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