English Dictionary

netherworld

名詞

広義

The place to which one's spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth.

日本語の意味

冥界（死後、魂が降りる場所） / あの世（死後の世界、幽世） / 黄泉の国（死後の霊が行く地）

After the old oak fell, villagers whispered that the wandering spirit had finally crossed into the netherworld.

古い樫の木が倒れた後、村人たちはそのさまよえる霊がついに冥界へ渡ったと囁いた。

意味（1）

The place to which one's spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth.

In some religions, one's soul departs to a netherworld, hell, instead of the heavens.

意味（2）

The locale of the spirit world or afterlife, whether deemed to be situated below the world of the living or not.

While I was astrally projecting, I felt my soul pass through many insubstantial netherworlds.

意味（3）

Specifically, a location of punishment in the afterlife; a hell.

The missionary was motivated by a sincere desire to rescue souls from eternal torment in the netherworld.

意味（4）

(by extension) A hidden, shadowy, or sinister subculture, such as that of organized crime.

Richard had been initiated into the netherworld of dog racing by his father, and knew all the popular greyhound performance-enhancing drugs.

netherworlds （ plural ）