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1. (n.) Gehenna
the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where propitiatory sacrifices were made to Moloch. II Kings 23:10.
2. Gehenna
any place of extreme torment or suffering.
Etymology: (< LL < Gk Géenna < Heb Gē-Hinnōm hell, short for gē ben Hinnōm lit., valley of the son of Hinnom)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Gehenna, Tartarus
a place where the wicked are punished after death
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Gehenna
the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where some of the Israelites sacrificed their children to Moloch, which, on this account, was afterward regarded as a place of abomination, and made a receptacle for all the refuse of the city, perpetual fires being kept up in order to prevent pestilential effluvia. In the New Testament the name is transferred, by an easy metaphor, to Hell
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1. Gehenna
the valley of Hinnom, on the S. of Jerusalem, with Tophet (q. v.) at its eastern end; became the symbol of hell from the fires kept burning in it night and day to consume the poisonous gases of the offal accumulated in it.
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