Gehenna (redirected from Gehinnom)

Ge·hen·na  (g-hn)

n.

1. A place or state of torment or suffering.

2. The abode of condemned souls; hell.

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[Late Latin, from Greek Geenna, from Hebrew gê' hinnm, possibly short for gê' ben hinnm, valley of the son of Hinnom, a valley south of Jerusalem : gê', valley of, bound form of gay', valley; see gy in Semitic roots + hinnm, personal name; see hnn in Semitic roots.]

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Gehenna [gɪˈhɛnə]

n

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament the valley below Jerusalem, where children were sacrificed and where idolatry was practised (II Kings 23:10; Jeremiah 19:6) and where later offal and refuse were slowly burned

2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) New Testament Judaism a place where the wicked are punished after death

3. a place or state of pain and torment

[from Late Latin, from Greek Geena, from Hebrew Gê' Hinnōm, literally: valley of Hinnom, symbolic of hell]

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Gehenna - a place where the wicked are punished after death Tartarus infernal region, nether region, perdition, Inferno, Hell, pit - (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