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Hades

//ˈheɪdiːz// name, noun, verb

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon. Greek
  2. 2
    The underworld, the domain of Hades, by transference from its god. Greek
  3. 3
    In the Septuagint Bible, the Greek translation of Sheol.
  4. 4
    Hell.
  5. 5
    Hell.; Hell as a waiting place for damned souls before the Last Judgement, after which they may be cast in Gehenna. specifically
Noun
  1. 1
    plural of hade form-of, plural
  2. 2
    (religion) the world of the dead wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of hade form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hāídēs).

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