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单词 Gehenna
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Definition of Gehenna in English:

Gehenna

proper nounɡəˈhɛnəɡəˈhɛnə
  • (in Judaism and the New Testament) hell.

    Synonyms
    the netherworld, the abode of the dead, the land of the dead, the infernal regions, the inferno, the nether regions, the abyss

Origin

Via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek geenna, from Hebrew gē' hinnōm 'hell', literally 'valley of Hinnom', a place near Jerusalem where children were sacrificed to Baal (Jer. 19:5,6).

 
 

Definition of Gehenna in US English:

Gehenna

proper nounɡəˈhɛnəɡəˈhenə
  • 1(in Judaism and the New Testament) hell.

    Synonyms
    the netherworld, the abode of the dead, the land of the dead, the infernal regions, the inferno, the nether regions, the abyss
    1. 1.1as noun a gehenna A place of burning, torment, or misery.

Origin

Via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek geenna, from Hebrew gē' hinnōm ‘hell’, literally ‘valley of Hinnom’, a place near Jerusalem where children were sacrificed to Baal (Jer. 19:5,6).

 
 
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