Gehinnom

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Borrowed from Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם (gēhīnnōm). Doublet of Gehenna.

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Gehinnom

  1. (Judaism) The realm of the afterlife where unrepentant souls are cleansed of their spiritual impurities before returning to the presence of God.

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