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harrowings of hell

harrowings of hell is the plural of harrowing of hell.

Meaning of harrowing of hell

Noun

harrowing of hell (plural harrowings of hell)

  1. A raid into the underworld by a heroic figure.
    • 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

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What is harrowings of hell the plural of?
Harrowings of hell is the plural of harrowing of hell.

Words near harrowings of hell in the dictionary

  1. harrowing of hell
  2. harrowing up
  3. harrowingly
  4. harrowingness
  5. harrowings
  6. harrowings of hell
  7. harrows
  8. harrows up
  9. harrs
  10. harrumph
  11. harrumphed

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