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inferno

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in·fer·no  (n-fûrn)
n. pl. in·fer·nos
1. A place or condition suggestive of hell, especially with respect to human suffering or death: the inferno of battle.
2. A place of fiery heat or destruction.

[Italian, hell, from Late Latin nfernus; see infernal.]

inferno
Noun
pl -nos
1. an intense raging fire
2. a place or situation resembling hell, because it is crowded and noisy
3. the inferno hell [Late Latin infernus hell]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.infernoinferno - any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits";
region, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"
2.infernoinferno - a very intense and uncontrolled fire
fire - the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"
wildfire - a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration
3.infernoInferno - (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
fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings
Gehenna, Tartarus - a place where the wicked are punished after death
hellfire, red region - a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned
Christian religion, Christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
Translations
Spanish inferno [ɪnˈfəːnəu] ninfierno;
(fig) → hoguera

French inferno [ɪnˈfəːnəu] nenfer m; brasier m
German inferno [ɪnˈfəːnəu] n (blaze) → Flammenmeer nt
Italian inferno [ɪnˈfəːnəu] ninferno

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And also, if Dante had wished for a new type to be added to his characters of the Inferno, he might have chosen Boxtel during the period of Van Baerle's successes.
And, gazing down on the smoky inferno of crude effort, Daylight outlined the new game he would play, a game in which the Guggenhammers and the rest would have to reckon with him.
And for a day and a part of two nights, travelling eastward, he remained in the dog inferno.
 
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