inferno (redirected from infernos)

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.

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

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	inferno - any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits"; hell, hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, 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.	inferno - a very intense and uncontrolled fire conflagration fire - the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire" wildfire - a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration
	3.	Inferno - (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 infernal region, nether region, perdition, Hell, pit 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

inferno [ɪnˈfəːnəu] n → infierno;

(fig) → hoguera

inferno [ɪnˈfəːnəu] n → enfer m; brasier m

inferno [ɪnˈfəːnəu] n (blaze) → Flammenmeer nt

inferno [ɪnˈfəːnəu] n → inferno