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1. (n.) Hades
(in Greek myth) the underworld inhabited by the spirits of the dead.
2. Hades
the ancient Greek god ruling over the underworld.
3. Hades
(in the Revised Version of the New Testament) the abode of the dead.
4. Hades
(often l.c.) hell.
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Pluto, Hades, Aides, Aidoneus
(Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
2. (noun) Hell, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld
(religion) the world of the dead
"No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-Theognis
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) hades
the nether world (according to classical mythology, the abode of the shades, ruled over by Hades or Pluto); the invisible world; the grave
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. hades
the dark abode of the shades of the dead in the nether world, the entrance into which, on the confines of the Western Ocean, is unvisited by a single ray of the sun; originally the god of the nether world, and a synonym of Pluto (q. v.).
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