as in hell
the place of punishment for the wicked after death
a vision in which the souls of the damned plunged into Tophet like rocks falling down a mountainside
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Noun
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The voices in Brian’s head – and a resurrection While bringing to life many of the band’s iconic songs, Wilson was also plunging deep into his personal hell, taking drugs including hashish, amphetamines and LSD.—
Christina Maxouris,
CNN Money,
11 June 2025 -
Here, The Athletic spoke to some of the team’s long-distance supporters who make the journey through rain or shine, hell or high water, to Villa Park… Jay White lives on the Isle of Wight.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
10 June 2025
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Achieving the effect required precise teamwork—all while the actor navigated the growing inferno.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
4 June 2025
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As images of the inferno and its aftermath circulated, some took to social media to bemoan the loss while others celebrated its destruction.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
25 May 2025
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Yet, the measure was promptly shuffled into the House Rules Committee, where it could be buried to perdition.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2025
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Appropriately for a fantasy of perdition suited to this nihilistic century, the logic of eternal punishment remains opaque.—
Elisa Gonzalez,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Tophet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Tophet. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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