Definitions of Gehenna
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a place where the wicked are punished after death
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synonyms:
Tartarus
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type of:
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Hell, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, perdition, pit
(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
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Hell, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, perdition, pit
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