Hades: Meaning and Definition of
Ha•des
Pronunciation: (hā'dēz), [key]
— n.
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- the underworld inhabited by departed souls.
- the god ruling the underworld; Pluto.
- (in the Revised Version of the New Testament) the abode or state of the dead.
- (often l.c.) hell.
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