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单词 lower world
释义

lower world

[ loh-er ]
/ ˈloʊ ər /
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noun

Classical Mythology. the regions of the dead, conceived of as lying beneath the surface of the earth; Hades; the underworld.
the earth, as distinguished from the heavenly bodies or from heaven.

Origin of lower world

First recorded in 1585–95

Words nearby lower world

Lower Saxony, lower school, Lower Slobbovia, lower the boom on, lower uterine segment, lower world, lowery, Lowes, Lowe's syndrome, lowest common denominator, lowest common multiple
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Example sentences from the Web for lower world

  • God did not ask us whether we would come into this primary school or not; whether we would take this lower-world life.

    Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women|George Sumner Weaver

British Dictionary definitions for lower world

lower world

noun

the earth as opposed to heaven or the spiritual world
another name for hell
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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