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  • 31Inferno — In*fer no, n. [It. See {Infernal}.] 1. The infernal regions; hell. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Hence: A raging fire. [PJC] At each sudden explosion in the inferno below they sprang back from the brink [of the volcanic crater]. D. C. Worcester.… …

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  • 32Necromancy — • A special mode of divination by the summoning of the dead Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Necromancy     Necromancy     † …

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  • 33Augoeides — is an obscure term meaning luminous body and thought to refer to the planets.EtymologyIt appears that Porphyry used it and Thomas Taylor commented on it. The term is encountered in the literature of Neo Platonic theurgy and was popularized in the …

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  • 34Stygian — [stij′ē ən, stij′ən] adj. [< L Stygius (< Gr Stygios < Styx: see STYX) + AN] 1. of or characteristic of the river Styx and the infernal regions 2. [also s ] a) infernal or hellish b) dark or gloomy …

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  • 35Dis Pater — /dis pay teuhr/, Class. Myth. Dis. * * * ▪ Roman god       (Latin: Rich Father), in Roman religion, god of the infernal regions, the equivalent of the Greek Hades (q.v.), or Pluto (Rich One). Also known to the Romans as Orcus, he was believed to… …

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  • 36inferno — in•fer•no [[t]ɪnˈfɜr noʊ[/t]] n. pl. nos 1) hell; the infernal regions 2) a place or region that resembles hell, esp. in intense heat • Etymology: 1825–35; < It < LL infernus hell, n. use of L infernus; see infernal …

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  • 37inferno — /ɪnˈfɜnoʊ / (say in fernoh) noun (plural infernos) 1. hell; the infernal regions. 2. an infernal or hell like region. 3. a place or state of intolerable heat, especially due to fire. {Italian: hell, from Latin infernus underground} …

  • 38Plutonian — adj. 1 infernal. 2 of the infernal regions. Etymology: L Plutonius f. Gk Ploutonios (as PLUTO) …

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  • 39Hellbender — For other uses, see Hellbender (disambiguation). Hellbender Head is in lower right corner Conservation status …

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  • 40Phlegethon — In Greek mythology, the river Phlegethon (English translation: flaming ) or Pyriphlegethon (English translation: fire flaming ) was one of the five rivers in the infernal regions of the underworld, along with the rivers Styx, Lethe, Cocytus, and… …

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