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Meanings of abyss in English

Portuguese
abismo
Catalan
abisme
Spanish
abismo

A bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

abismo
Spanish
abismo
Catalan
abisme

Mythologic bottomless pit.

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abismo
Synonyms
Examples for "abaddon"
Examples for "abaddon"
1
The Abaddon entity did not attempt to stop either of them.
Fractures - Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon
2
This place was a reflection of Hell, of Sheol, the Pit of Abaddon.
The Golem and the Jinni
3
He braced himself, but Abaddon seemed to make a decision.
Fractures - Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon
4
But that would mean leaving his friends trapped in Abaddon.
Magic Kingdom for Sale - SOLD!
5
The Mark rules Abaddon, the netherworld that lies beneath Landover.
Magic Kingdom for Sale - SOLD!

A deep, steep-sided rift.

Usage of abyss in English
1
Zimbabwe has taken several steps closer to the abyss in recent days.
The Irish Times
2
We shall protect them from stepping into the endless abyss, she said.
Reuters
3
He was looking past history and into the abyss of unadulterated truth.
Fears Unnamed
4
The Belgian people live now in the abyss of want and woe.
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, ...
5
His surprise made him stupid; he was in an abyss of astonishment.
The Red Lily — Volume 02
6
And then Satan himself is chained and fastened securely in the abyss.
Quiet Talks on the Crowned Christ of Revelation
7
At the bottom of the abyss he had seen the immense ocean.
Robur the Conqueror
8
The key to the pit of the abyss was given to him.
The World English Bible (WEB): Revelation
9
The past flashes like lightning over the dark abyss of the future.
The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and...
10
Traditions were piling up along with crowns and sceptres in the abyss.
The Drums of Jeopardy
11
And now you want thanks for landing in the abyss with us.
Plays: Comrades; Facing Death; Pariah; Easter
12
This woman had been in the deepest depths of this awful abyss.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. Mark
13
There appeared to be no sound of water in the abyss below.
Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland
14
The lieutenant-colonel, Creighton, was for a time in the abyss of self-reproach.
Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1: April 1861-No...
15
It was poised high in space, far out over the dizzy abyss.
Out of the Primitive
16
Surely and swiftly she glided towards the abyss of the religious wars.
France and England in North America, Part I: Pioneers of France ...
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Translations for abyss
Portuguese
abismo
Catalan
abisme
Spanish
abismo
Abyss through the time
Abyss across language varieties
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