Definition of underworld Underworld

/ʌˈndɚwɚˌld/ - [underwerld] - un•der•world

We found 11 definitions of underworld from 6 different sources.

What does underworld mean?

Noun Plural: underworlds
underworld - the criminal class
		social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
		gangdom, gangland, organized crime underworld organizations
underworld - (religion) the world of the dead; "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-Theognis
		Hell, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol
		fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings
		religious belief, religion, faith a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"
		acheron, river acheron (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon
		cocytus, river cocytus (Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron
		lethe, river lethe (Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive

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underworld (Noun)
That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice.
underworld (Noun)
The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.

underworld (n.)
The lower of inferior world; the world which is under the heavens; the earth.
underworld (n.)
The mythological place of departed souls; Hades.
underworld (n.)
The portion of the world which is below the horizon; the opposite side of the world; the antipodes.
underworld (n.)
The inferior part of mankind.

underworld
The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living.

The underworld is a term used in many religions and mythologies to refer to the place where people believed they would go after they died, or where their souls would go to after they died.

The underworld is most often thought of in relation to Greek mythology. The Ancient Greeks believed that the Hades was the God of the underworld. The Romans called him Pluto, a name which meant “The Wealthy One” because there were lots of minerals under the ground. The most famous story about the underworld is the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.