scheol

uncountable · proper noun

A proper noun referring to the world of the dead in certain religious or mythological contexts.

• 🇷🇺Имя собственное, обозначающее мир мёртвых в определённых религиозных или мифологических контекстах.

1. The underworld or realm of the dead C2 formal

   In Jewish and Christian theology, the abode of the dead, often depicted as a dark, silent place beneath the earth.

   • In ancient texts, the righteous and the wicked both descended to Sheol after death.
   • The prophet described Sheol as a place of silence and dust.
   • Sheol is often contrasted with heaven in biblical literature.

   🇷🇺Шеол

   Synonyms: hadesnetherworldpitunderworld