pronoun

1. The place to which one's spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth.

   “In some religions, one's soul departs to a netherworld, hell, instead of the heavens.”

2. The locale of the spirit world or afterlife, whether deemed to be situated below the world of the living or not.

   “While I was astrally projecting, I felt my soul pass through many insubstantial netherworlds.”

3. Specifically, a location of punishment in the afterlife; a hell.

   “The missionary was motivated by a sincere desire to rescue souls from eternal torment in the netherworld.”

Synonyms: underworld, astral plane, heaven, Hades, damnation, hell, underworld, Hades