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But in this Second Work if thou extract our Air and our Fire with the phlegm water, they will the more naturally and easily be drawn out of their infernal prison, and with less losse of their Spirits, than by the former way before described.
George Ripley

Meaning of "infernal" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INFERNAL

From Late Latin infernālis, from infernus hell, from Latin (adj): lower, hellish; related to Latin inferus low.
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PRONUNCIATION OF INFERNAL

infernal  [ɪnˈfɜːnəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INFERNAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Infernal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INFERNAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Infernal

Infernal may refer to: ▪ pertaining to hell ▪ Infernal, a Danish dance/club band ▪ Infernal, a Swedish black metal band ▪ Infernal, a 2005 novel by F. Paul Wilson ▪ Infernal, 1997 ▪ Infernal, 2001 ▪ Infernal, a 2007 video game by Playlogic International...

Definition of infernal in the English dictionary

The first definition of infernal in the dictionary is of or relating to an underworld of the dead. Other definition of infernal is deserving hell or befitting its occupants; diabolic; fiendish. Infernal is also irritating; confounded.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INFERNAL


colonel
ˈkɜːnəl
diurnal
daɪˈɜːnəl
eternal
ɪˈtɜːnəl
external
ɪkˈstɜːnəl
fraternal
frəˈtɜːnəl
hibernal
haɪˈbɜːnəl
internal
ɪnˈtɜːnəl
journal
ˈdʒɜːnəl
kernel
ˈkɜːnəl
maternal
məˈtɜːnəl
nocturnal
nɒkˈtɜːnəl
paternal
pəˈtɜːnəl
semidiurnal
ˌsɛmɪdaɪˈɜːnəl
sempiternal
ˌsɛmpɪˈtɜːnəl
sternal
ˈstɜːnəl
substernal
sʌbˈstɜːnəl
supernal
suːˈpɜːnəl
ternal
ˈtɜːnəl
urnal
ˈɜːnəl
vernal
ˈvɜːnəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INFERNAL

inferentially
inferiae
inferible
inferior
inferior conjunction
inferior court
inferior planet
inferiority
inferiority complex
inferiorly
infernal machine
infernality
infernally
inferno
inferrable
inferred
inferrer
inferrible
inferring
infertile

WORDS THAT END LIKE INFERNAL

asternal
bimaternal
carnal
cisternal
coeternal
confraternal
contubernal
diuturnal
episternal
eviternal
hesternal
hodiernal
house journal
tarnal
trade journal
unmaternal

Synonyms and antonyms of infernal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INFERNAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «infernal» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of infernal

Translation of «infernal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INFERNAL

Find out the translation of infernal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of infernal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «infernal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

地狱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

infernal
570 millions of speakers

English

infernal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राक्षसी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجهنمية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

адская
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

infernal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নারকী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

infernal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Infernal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

infernalisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地獄の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지옥
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Infernal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

âm phủ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நரக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राक्षसी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şeytani
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

infernale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

piekielny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пекельна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

infernal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καταχθόνιος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

helse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

infernaliska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Infernal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of infernal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INFERNAL»

The term «infernal» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.358 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INFERNAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «infernal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «infernal» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about infernal

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10 QUOTES WITH «INFERNAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word infernal.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Like all music, the figured bass should have no other end and aim than the glory of God and the recreation of the soul; where this is not kept in mind there is no true music, but only an infernal clamour and ranting.
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Julian Baggini
Daily life is better when it involves interactions with real people who have a personal investment in their labour, like shopkeepers, than it is with someone 'just doing my job' or the infernal self-checkout machine.
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Jean Baudrillard
There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for revenge by children on the adult world.
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Jacqueline Carey
We may not have demon fathers dangling offers of infernal power before us, but everyone understands what it means to struggle with temptation or resist the urge to give in to our baser natures.
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Hugo Chavez
An infernal machine that produces every minute an impressive amount of poor, 26 million poor in 10 years are 2.6 million per year of new poor, this is the road, well, the road to hell.
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Thomas Frank
The great fear that hung over the business community in the 1970s was death by regulation, and the great goal of the conservative movement, as it rose to triumph in the 1980s, was to remove that threat - to keep OSHA, the EPA, and the FTC from choking off entrepreneurship with their infernal meddling in the marketplace.
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Karl Liebknecht
Long live the liberation of the workers off all countries from the infernal chasm of war, exploitation and slavery!
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Nostradamus
The Antichrist will be the infernal prince again for the third and last time... so many evils shall be committed by the means of Satan, the infernal Prince, that almost the entire world shall be found undone and desolate. Before these events happen, many rare birds will cry in the air, 'Now! Now!' and sometime later will vanish.
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George Ripley
But in this Second Work if thou extract our Air and our Fire with the phlegm water, they will the more naturally and easily be drawn out of their infernal prison, and with less losse of their Spirits, than by the former way before described.
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Michael Servetus
It is an invention of the devil, an infernal falsity for the destruction of all Christianity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INFERNAL»

Discover the use of infernal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to infernal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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That Infernal Little Cuban Republic: The United States and ...
Presents a comprehensive chronicle of US policy towards the Cuban revolution. This book tells the story of the attempts and failures of ten US administrations to end the Cuban Revolution.
Lars Schoultz, 2011
2
The Infernal Machine, and Other Plays
Presents the texts of six dramatic works by the French master of literature, including Orpheus, Bacchus, and The Eiffel Tower Wedding Party
Jean Cocteau, 1964
3
Andrew Lau and Alan Mak's Infernal Affairs - The Trilogy: ...
In this book, Gina Marchetti explores the way this example of Hong Kong's cinematic eclecticism has crossed borders as a story, a commercial product and a work of art; and has had an undeniable impact on current Hong Kong cinema.
Gina Marchetti, 2007
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The Infernal City: An Elder Scrolls Novel
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Greg Keyes, 2009
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Infernal Poetics: Poetic Structures in Blake's Lambeth ...
Tracing the development of the poet's technique from the earlier to the later works, the author places the often obscure Lambeth Prophecies in their stylistic context and renders them highly accessible.
John Howard, 1984
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City Infernal
When Cassie's twin sister, Lissa, commits suicide, Cassie discovers she can travel to Hell to retrieve her sister's soul.
Edward Lee, 2012
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Infernal Devices
A genuine lost classic, Infernal Devices is a Steampunk classic that has been out of print for far too long. It's time has come.
K W Jeter, 2011
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Infernal: A Repairman Jack Novel
The ninth Repairman Jack novel brims with murder, international terrorism, sibling rivalry, and a truly infernal device.
F. Paul Wilson, 2010
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The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; ...
Don’t miss The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, soon to be a major motion picture in theaters August 2013. Step back in time with the Shadowhunters with this eBook collection of the New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy.
Cassandra Clare, 2013
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Infernal
Infernal Kate Hill "Part of the Ancient Blood series.
Kate Hill, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INFERNAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term infernal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cohen's Brain Bits: Stop That Infernal Racket - MedPage Today
Cohen's Brain Bits: Stop That Infernal Racket. Published: Jul 17, 2015. By Joshua Cohen MD, MPH. save. |. A. A. Post Test Complete · Take Posttest. Tinnitus is ... «MedPage Today, Jul 15»
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'Ant-Man' Wants to Be So Much Bigger | PopMatters
The results are just what the box office champion wanted—another cog in the infernal movie machine that cares more about overreaching story ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
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Practice time on HOV lanes a Godsend before Games | Toronto Star
But the fact that we had two weeks to get used to those infernal HOV lanes was a great help and my hat's off to the person who first said, “Hey, ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
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Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations: Public's right should prevail over …
... citizen's fundamental right to be not disturbed and tortured by the infernal din of religious messages and proclamations of devotion and piety. «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
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Wildfires Air Pollution Could Increase Heart Problems - I4U News
As for the particulate matter that formed a major component of the infernal smoke, it was so small that it could not be detected by ordinary 20/20 ... «I4U News, Jul 15»
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Animal Races: Clan of the Pig - NERD TREK
The Hell Rune feat nets a witch the infernal domain's bloodline spells as additional patron spells at the spell level of the sorceror and the ... «NERD TREK, Jul 15»
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Pluto, forgive us for banishing you from the family of planet, we …
Human nature, our infernal nitpicking, was to be the undoing of our union. Firstly, Walt Disney named a cartoon dog after you, an animal ... «The Market Business, Jul 15»
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Structure in Revelation 18
The first angel warns that the city will become an infernal aviary (v. 2); the strong angel describes those who are silenced or driven from the city ... «First Things, Jul 15»
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The Decline Of Western Civilization: A triumph for pop-culture …
The elders of Part II are the voice of wisdom and experience, but the up-and-comers are afflicted with the infernal arrogance of youth. In the ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
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Devilish Theatrics to Captivate in State Opera SA's FAUST, Aug 22-29
Mephistopheles promises to satisfy all of his hedonistic demands in exchange for his soul and, accepting the infernal deal, Faust is led into ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»

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