Inferno has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
any place of pain and turmoil
"the hell of battle"
"the inferno of the engine room"
"when you're alone Christmas is the pits"
2
a very intense and uncontrolled fire
"The firefighters worked tirelessly to contain the inferno that had swallowed the entire forest."
3
(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
"Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"
"a demon from the depths of the pit"
"Hell is paved with good intentions"
4
A place or situation resembling Hell.
"The traffic gridlock was such an inferno that drivers were honking in frustration and rolling down their windows to escape the heat."
Example Sentences
"the hell of battle"
noun
"the inferno of the engine room"
noun
"when you're alone Christmas is the pits"
noun
"Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"
noun
"a demon from the depths of the pit"
noun
"Hell is paved with good intentions"
noun
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