netherworld vs the pit

netherworld

noun
  • The locale of the spirit world or afterlife, whether deemed to be situated below the world of the living or not. 

  • Specifically, a location of punishment in the afterlife; a hell. 

  • The place to which one's spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth. 

  • A hidden, shadowy, or sinister subculture, such as that of organized crime. 

the pit

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