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inferno
(encz) | inferno,peklo n: joe@hw.cz |
Inferno
(gcide) | Inferno \In*fer"no\, n. [It. See Infernal.]
1. The infernal regions; hell.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. Hence: A raging fire.
[PJC]
At each sudden explosion in the inferno below they
sprang back from the brink [of the volcanic crater].
--D. C.
Worcester.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
inferno
(wn) | inferno
n 1: any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the
inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas
is the pits"; [syn: hell, hell on earth, hellhole,
snake pit, the pits, inferno]
2: a very intense and uncontrolled fire [syn: conflagration,
inferno]
3: (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil;
where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd
headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John
Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is paved
with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson [syn: Hell, perdition,
Inferno, infernal region, nether region, pit] [ant:
Heaven] |
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Inferno
(gcide) | Inferno \In*fer"no\, n. [It. See Infernal.]
1. The infernal regions; hell.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. Hence: A raging fire.
[PJC]
At each sudden explosion in the inferno below they
sprang back from the brink [of the volcanic crater].
--D. C.
Worcester.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
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