nether world

the infernal regions; hell.

the afterworld, or the hereafter.

Origin of nether world

First recorded in 1630–40

Note the grabbing aggressiveness of the hands as she is led into the netherworld, particularly the one in between her legs.

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One subject put it best: “The first couple of days, it does send a rush of blood down to the netherworld,” he writes.

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But out of the purlieus of this netherworld strange beings issue when the shades of evening fall.

London's Underworld |Thomas Holmes
And if a word of mine can reach the toiling sisters in the netherworld, I would say to them: Be hopeful!

London's Underworld |Thomas Holmes

The experience with the Italian, however, threatened to bring the netherworld up again.

Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology |C. G. Jung
At length Ea hearkens and intercedes with Nergal, god of the Netherworld, who consents to release the spirit for a little while.

An Introduction to Mythology |Lewis Spence
It is the repose of utter silence and quietude, a netherworld only half lighted by the worn-out moon.

The Crest of the Continent |Ernest Ingersoll

nether world

the world after death; the underworld

hell

a criminal underworld

Also called (for senses 1, 2): nether regions