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Hades

see synonyms of hades

Noun

1. aides, aidoneus, hades, pluto

(Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone

2. hades, hell, infernal region, netherworld, scheol, underworld

(religion) the world of the dead

Example Sentences:
'No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hades

see synonyms of hades
noun
1. Greek mythology
a. 
the underworld abode of the souls of the dead
b. 
Pluto, the god of the underworld, brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
2. New Testament
the abode or state of the dead
3. (often not capital) informal
hell

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Hades

see synonyms of hades
noun
1.  Greek Mythology
a. 
the home of the dead, beneath the earth
b. 
the god of the underworld
2.  Bible
the state or resting place of the dead
name used in some modern translations of the New Testament
3.  [often h-]
hell
, a euphemism

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hades

see synonyms of hades
n.
1. Greek Mythology
a. The god of the netherworld and dispenser of earthly riches.
b. This netherworld kingdom, the abode of the shades of the dead.
2. also hades Hell.

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