otchłań — meaning in English

English meaning

• abyss noun A very deep, seemingly bottomless chasm or void.
• chasm noun A deep, steep-sided crack or gap in the earth.
• limbo noun A state of being stuck between two situations, with no clear resolution or progress.

Senses

otchłań is used for these senses in English:

• abyss Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
• chasm (geology, planetology) A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
• limbo (Roman Catholicism, uncountable) A speculation, thought possibly to be on the edge of the bottomless pit of Hell, where the souls of innocent deceased people might exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, specifically those of the saints who died before the advent of Jesus Christ (who occupy the limbo patrum or limbo of the patriarchs or fathers) and those of unbaptized infants (who occupy the limbo infantum or limbo of the infants); (countable) the possible place where each category of souls might exist, regarded separately. [from 15th c.]

abyss — full definition

1. noun A very deep, seemingly bottomless chasm or void.
2. noun A situation or state of overwhelming trouble, hopelessness, or ruin.

chasm — full definition

1. noun A deep, steep-sided crack or gap in the earth.
2. noun A very large difference between two people, ideas, or groups.

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