netherworld

Noun

netherworld (plural netherworlds)

1. The place where one"s spirit descends to upon death.

   In some mythologies, one"s soul departs to a netherworld instead of the heavens.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. A hidden, shadowy, or sinister subculture, such as that of organized crime.

   Richard had been initiated to the netherworld of dog racing by his father, and knew all the popular greyhound performance enhancing drugs.

Synonyms:

• (subterranean region for spirits of the dead): Hades, hell, underworld
• (location of the spirit world or afterlife): astral plane, heaven
• (place of punishment after death): damnation, Hades, hell, underworld
• (hidden, shadowy, or sinister subculture): underworld

11 letters in word "netherworld": D E E H L N O R R T W.

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