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Gehenna1 definition

Ge·henna (gi hen′ə, gə-)

noun

  1. a place of torment
  2. hell

Etymology: see Gehenna

Gehenna2 definition

Ge·henna (gi hen′ə, gə-)

the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where refuse was burned in Biblical times

Etymology: LL(Ec) < Gr Geenna, hell < Heb gey hinom, where the kings Ahaz and Manasseh were said to have sacrificed their sons to Moloch

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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