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The lower of inferior world; the world which is under the heavens; the earth.

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  1. n. The lower of inferior world; the world which is under the heavens; the earth.
  2. n. The mythological place of departed souls; Hades.
  3. n. The portion of the world which is below the horizon; the opposite side of the world; the antipodes.
  4. n. The inferior part of mankind.
  5. n. the class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/criminal">criminal class
  6. n. (religion) the world of the dead
  7. 1. The lower of inferior world; the world which is under the heavens; the earth. That overspreads (with such a reverence) This underworld. Daniel. 2. The mythological place of departed souls; Hades. 3. The portion of the world which is below the horizon; the opposite side of the world; the antipodes. [R.] Fresh as the first beam glittering on a sail, That brings our friends up from the underworld. Tennyson. 4. The inferior part of mankind. [R.] Atterbury.
  8. n:100 n. the class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/criminal">criminal class