netherworld

noun

The place to which one's spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth.

The netherworld is said to be a realm of the dead.

意味（1）

The place to which one's spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth.

In some religions, one's soul departs to a netherworld, hell, instead of the heavens.

意味（2）

While I was astrally projecting, I felt my soul pass through many insubstantial netherworlds.

意味（3）

Specifically, a location of punishment in the afterlife; a hell.

The missionary was motivated by a sincere desire to rescue souls from eternal torment in the netherworld.

意味（4）

(by extension) A hidden, shadowy, or sinister subculture, such as that of organized crime.