lower world
Americannoun
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Classical Mythology. the regions of the dead, conceived of as lying beneath the surface of the earth; Hades; the underworld.
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the earth, as distinguished from the heavenly bodies or from heaven.
noun
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the earth as opposed to heaven or the spiritual world
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another name for hell
Etymology
Origin of lower world
First recorded in 1585–95
Example Sentences
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The dark, eerie lower world is dominated by two giant rattlesnakes whose writhings cause the ground in the middle world — our world — to shake.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025
Rising international quotations for sunflower seed oil were more than offset by lower world prices of palm, soy and rapeseed oils.
From Reuters • Nov. 4, 2022
Qumqam didn’t know if there was anything left in this lower world that he loved, but sometimes when he leapt among the towers and turbines of America he felt something like happiness again.
From Slate • Feb. 6, 2017
The volcano spewed enough sulphur into the atmosphere to lower world temperatures by several degrees and enough molten rock to cover an area the size of Britain to a depth of 10 metres.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2011
Sleep, and Death, his brother, dwelt in the lower world.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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