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harrowing of hell en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A raid into the underworld by a heroic figure.
    • Of the four harrowings of hell that are cornerstones of Western literature […], we can eliminate the oldest. 2003, Robert J. Andreach, Drawing upon the Past: Classical Theatre in the Contemporary American Theatre, page 36:
    • Not the direct vision of the harrowings of hell as reported, for example, by many Christian visionaries, but accounts given by the departed souls themselves are more frequent and typical features of Jewish moralist writing. 1977, Raphael Werblowsky, Joseph Karo: lawyer and mystic, 2nd edition, page 44:
    • […] the Hero Twins go on to defeat Xibalba and its ghastly denizens, a true Harrowing of Hell. 2007, Sophie & Michael Coe, The True History of Chocolate, page 39:

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Harrowing of Hell

Translations (9)

de Höllenfahrt (raid into the underworld) · fr descente aux enfers (raid into the underworld) · fi laskeutuminen helvettiin (raid into the underworld) · fi laskeutuminen tuonelaan (raid into the underworld) · hu pokolraszállás (raid into the underworld) · hu alászállás a pokolba (raid into the underworld) · nl hellevaart (raid into the underworld) · nl helletocht (raid into the underworld) · hu pokoljárás (raid into the underworld)