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Sheol

The place of departed spirits; Hades; also, the grave.

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Hades 92% connected

The nether world (according to classical mythology, the abode of the shades, ruled over by Hades or Pluto); the invisible world; the grave.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Hell 92% connected

The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the grave; -- called in Hebrew sheol, and by the Greeks hades.

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Underworld 92% connected

The lower of inferior world; the world which is under the heavens; the earth.

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Anubis noun · 78% connection

An Egyptian deity, the conductor of departed spirits, represented by a human figure with the head of a dog or fox.

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Burial noun · 78% connection

A grave; a tomb; a place of sepulture.

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Bury verb · 78% connection

Specifically: To cover out of sight, as the body of a deceased person, in a grave, a tomb, or the ocean; to deposit (a corpse) in its…

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Disinter verb · 78% connection

To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring from obscurity into view.

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Dispirit verb · 78% connection

To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of; to dishearten; to discourage.

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Displace verb · 78% connection

To change the place of; to remove from the usual or proper place; to put out of place; to place in another situation; as, the books in…

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Distill verb · 78% connection

To obtain by distillation; to extract by distillation, as spirits, essential oil, etc.; to rectify; as, to distill brandy from wine; t…

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Earth noun · 78% connection

The globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world as the dwelling place o…

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Erebus noun · 78% connection

A place of nether darkness, being the gloomy space through which the souls passed to Hades. See Milton's "Paradise Lost," Book II., li…

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Graceless adjective · 78% connection

Wanting in grace or excellence; departed from, or deprived of, divine grace; hence, depraved; corrupt.

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Grave superl. · 78% connection

Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color; a grave face.

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Head noun · 78% connection

The place where the head should go; as, the head of a bed, of a grave, etc.; the head of a carriage, that is, the hood which covers th…

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Home noun · 78% connection

A place of refuge and rest; an asylum; as, a home for outcasts; a home for the blind; hence, esp., the grave; the final rest; also, th…

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Late verb · 78% connection

Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; lately deceased, departed, or gone out of office; as, the late bishop of…

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Lemures n. pl. · 78% connection

Spirits or ghosts of the departed; specters.

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Lethe noun · 78% connection

A river of Hades whose waters when drunk caused forgetfulness of the past.

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Locomotive adjective · 78% connection

Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to change place; as, a locomotive animal.

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Low superl. · 78% connection

Wanting strength or animation; depressed; dejected; as, low spirits; low in spirits.

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