Gehenna
Example Sentences
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Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, said Russia had different weapons, including the ability to "send all our enemies to fiery Gehenna", using a Hebrew term often translated as Hell.
From Reuters
The world is a strange, wavy place before your bleary eyes, too bright and too dim all at once, and that pounding in your head suggests the tortures of Gehenna itself.
From Seattle Times
Between its splashy opening scene — depicting a gruesome tribal ritual — and the credits' promise of appearances by genre favorites Lance Henriksen and Doug Jones, "Gehenna" misrepresents itself.
From Los Angeles Times
Carlin may keep his head down at first, replying “yes, sir” to every barked command, but he instinctively understands the laws that govern this white-walled Gehenna.
From Los Angeles Times
The hollering and the high-mindedness over, all that would be left would be another shabby little affair a la the Birmingham country club set, and a self-constructed private Gehenna with the latest Westinghouse appliances.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
