nether world
or neth·er·world
Origin of nether world
First recorded in 1630–40
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Historical Examples of nether world
By his advice, Zeus banished the Titans to the nether-world.
Christianity As A Mystical FactRudolf Steiner
This obliged her to return periodically to the nether-world for evermore.
Christianity As A Mystical FactRudolf Steiner
After my sojourn in the nether-world, I arose from the dead.
Christianity As A Mystical FactRudolf Steiner
The other declared that he had been led by two angels into the nether-world.
Italian Popular TalesThomas Frederick Crane
These curious openings into the nether-world are not permanent.
At LastCharles Kingsley
nether world
Also called (for senses 1, 2): nether regions
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