Definition of Gehenna
1
: a place or state of misery
2
: hell 1a(2)
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Examples of gehenna in a Sentence
the depression that has enshrouded her since the death of her husband is a Gehenna from which she may never be released
in a fire-and-brimstone sermon, the evangelist warned those assembled that they faced the fires of Gehenna if they failed to repent
Origin and Etymology of gehenna
Late Latin, from Greek Geenna, from Hebrew Gē' Hinnōm, literally, valley of Hinnom
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First Known Use: circa 1534
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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