Orcus — meaning in English
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English meaning
- afterlife noun A form of existence believed to continue after physical death.
- netherworld noun The afterlife or underworld, especially imagined as a place of punishment.
- underworld noun The organized criminal side of society, especially those involved in serious or large-scale crime.
Senses
Orcus is used for these senses in English:
- afterlife A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.
- netherworld The locale of the spirit world or afterlife, whether deemed to be situated below the world of the living or not.
- underworld (religion, or, mythology) The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.
afterlife — full definition
- noun A form of existence believed to continue after physical death.
- noun The continued influence, use, or reception of something after its original context has ended.
netherworld — full definition
- noun The afterlife or underworld, especially imagined as a place of punishment.
- noun A hidden or shadowy underground subculture, such as organized crime.