Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gate of hell

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: gate of hell
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various places on the surface of the world, often in regions of unusual geological activity, that have acquired a legendary reputation as entrances to the underworld.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see gate, hell.

Example Sentences

"And I say also vnto thee, that thou art Peter, and vpon this rocke I will build my Church: and the gates of hell shall not preuaile against it."
"The UN’s secretary general, António Guterres, said that “humanity has opened the gates of hell” by unleashing worsening heatwaves, floods and wildfires seen around the world but that action to prevent the worst was still possible."

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Geology, Places.

Inflected Forms

gates of hell (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Styx

Questions

What does gate of hell mean?: Any of various places on the surface of the world, often in regions of unusual geological activity, that have acquired a legendary reputation as entrances to the underworld.

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