gehenna
IPA: gˈɛˈɛnʌ
Root Word: Gehenna
noun
- In rabbinical literature and Christian and Islamic scripture, the place where the souls of the wicked go after death, where they suffer eternal damnation or annihilation.
- Hell.
- A place of suffering and misery.
- The valley of Hinnom outside Jerusalem.
- Alternative letter-case form of Gehenna [In rabbinical literature and Christian and Islamic scripture, the place where the souls of the wicked go after death, where they suffer eternal damnation or annihilation.]
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Examples of "gehenna" in Sentences
- Thanks for the compliment on gehenna.
- Gehenna is another word used to refer to hell.
- It also appears as a frequent misspelling of Gehenna.
- Hades is portrayed as a different place from Gehenna.
- Gehenna is fairly well defined in rabbinic literature.
- At this phase it returns to Gehenna and becomes a leader.
- In the Pharisaic tradition, Gehenna was punishment for the wicked.
- I edited the intro to identify gehenna as an afterlife destination.
- Gehenna released this as a preview of the change in sound of the band.
- Gehenna is based on the use of Gehenna as a synonym for Hell in Judaism.
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