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Abysm

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. An abyss.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. An abyss; a gulf.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A gulf; an abyss: as, “the abysm of hell,”

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

Word Usage

"First, in refraining the power of the devil, like as it is said (Apocalypsis vicesimo), of the angel that bound the devil and sent him into abysm, that is the pit of hell; and Tobit, which saith that the angel Raphael bound the devil in the outerest desert."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

chasm

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

abyss gulf

Same Context

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