nether region

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nether region - (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, perdition, Inferno, 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