lower world
[loh-er]
noun
Classical Mythology. the regions of the dead, conceived of as lying beneath the surface of the earth; Hades; the underworld.
the earth, as distinguished from the heavenly bodies or from heaven.
Origin of lower world
First recorded in 1585–95
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Related Words for lower world
limbo, nightmare, purgatory, inferno, misery, abyss, ruin, condemnation, suffering, damnation, affliction, underworld, pit, punishment, Gehenna, Hades, perdition, ordeal, difficulty, agonyExamples from the Web for lower world
Historical Examples of lower world
God did not ask us whether we would come into this primary school or not; whether we would take this lower-world life.
Aims and Aids for Girls and Young WomenGeorge Sumner Weaver
lower world
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