inferno
Meaning
- A place or situation resembling Hell.
- A large fire; a conflagration.
Synonyms
burning hell
place of departed spirits
the grave
the lower world
the belly of hell
Doomsday
Translations
infierno
inferno
enfer
inferno
Inferno
cehennem
hel
κόλαση
infernFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈfɝnoʊ/
Etymology
From Italian inferno (“hell”), from Latin infernus (“of the lower regions”), inferna (“the lower regions”); see infernal. The meaning "big fire" came as a figurative use from the traditional idea of hellfire.
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