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  • The name of the place where all men remain till the resurrection, that were either buried or swallowed up of the earth, is usually called in Scripture by words that signify under ground; which the Latins read generally infernus and inferi, and the Greeks ades; that is to say, a place where men cannot see; and containeth as well the grave as any other deeper place.

    Leviathan 2007

  • Testament (Sept. hades; Vulg. infernus) sheol is used quite in general to designate the kingdom of the dead, of the good (Gen., xxxvii, 35) as well as of the bad (Num., xvi, 30); it means hell in the strict sense of the term, as well as the limbo of the Fathers.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913

  • The Latin infernus (inferum, inferi), the Greek Hades, and the Hebrew sheol correspond to the word hell.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913

  • Ascension, hades (Vulg. infernus) in the New Testament always designates the hell of the damned.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913

  • Hell (infernus) in theological usage is a place of punishment after death.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913

  • _Filii autem Dei gratuita voluntate faciunt bonum, nullum praemium quaerentes, sed solam gloriam et voluntatem Dei, parati bonum facere, si per impossibile neque regnum neque infernus esset.

    Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church 1894

  • If we look for a true and striking description of the comparative position of the principal classes of the population of Poland, we find it in these words of a writer of the eighteenth century: "Polonia coelum nobilium, paradisus clericorum, infernus rusticorum."

    Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician Niecks, Frederick 1888

  • The name of the place where all men remain till the resurrection, that were either buried or swallowed up of the earth, is usually called in Scripture by words that signify under ground; which the Latins read generally infernus and inferi, and the Greeks; that is to say, a place where men cannot see; and containeth as well the grave as any other deeper place.

    Leviathan, or, The matter, forme, & power of a common-wealth ecclesiasticall and civill 1651

  • WSJ announces iPad app weekly, monthly subscription prices: ZDNet (blog) - thaoliveira on April 4, 2010 Olhe pra onde este banner te leva ... portifa triste dus infernus:

    ZDNet Australia Darren Greenwood 2010

  • WSJ announces iPad app weekly, monthly subscription prices: ZDNet (blog) - thaoliveira on April 4, 2010 Olhe pra onde este banner te leva ... portifa triste dus infernus:

    ZDNet Australia Phil Dobbie 2010

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