Avernal


a lake near Naples, Italy, looked upon in ancient times as an entrance to hell, from whose waters vile-smelling vapors arose, supposedly killing birds flying over it.
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    a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld. (the) descent to hell is easy; it is easy to take the downward path. Vergil, Aeneid, 6:126. Historical Examples Monte Nuovo,—is a mountain in the environs of Naples, which blocks up the valley […]

  • Avernos

    a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld. noun a crater lake in Italy, near Naples: in ancient times regarded as an entrance to hell Latin name Avernus (əˈvɜːnəs)

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    a lake near Naples, Italy, looked upon in ancient times as an entrance to hell, from whose waters vile-smelling vapors arose, supposedly killing birds flying over it. hell. a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld. Historical Examples Of which lesson […]

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    the philosophy of Averroës, largely based on Aristotelianism and asserting the unity of an active intellect common to all human beings while denying personal immortality. Historical Examples In such a critical generation the words of Averroism found willing ears, and pupils who outran their teacher. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 Various The […]


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