abyss
n.
yawning chasm, immeasurable void; something unfathomable; abode of the dead, hell
Abyss
Abyss may mean:Sciences and philosophy
Abyssal zone, the deepest extent of the sea.
Abyssal plain, a flat area on the ocean floor.
Abyss (religion), is a bottomless depth.
Abyss (Thelema), a spiritual principle within the system of Thelema.Literature
The Abyss (novel), historical novel by Marguerite Yourcenar, alternatively know as Zeno of Bruges. The Abyss, horror novel (1989) by U.S. writer Steve Vance.
The People of the Abyss by
Jack LondonThe Abyss, the deepest parts of the
Timeless Halls in
J. R. R. Tolkien's
legendariumTV and movies
Spirit of the Abyss, from Andromeda
The Abyss, a 1989 science fiction deep-sea adventure movie
Abyss (Stargate SG-1), a 6th-season episode of Stargate SG-1
The Abyss (Entourage), an episode of the Entourage TV seriesAbyss (TV series), a 2002 BBC TV series in which live footage of life in the deep oceans was broadcast
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abyss
Noun
1. a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
(synonym) abysm
(hypernym) chasm
Abyss
(n.)
The center of an escutcheon.
(n.)
Infinite time; a vast intellectual or moral depth.
(n.)
A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable, and, specifically, hell, or the bottomless pit.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Abyss
Abyss [from Greek a not + byssos, bythos deep, depth] Bottomless, unfathomable; chaos, space, the watery abyss which becomes the field of manifestation or cosmos -- a concept found in all mythologies. With the Sumerians, Akkadians, and Babylonians the great Deep gave birth to Ea, the All-wise, unknowable infinite deity, while in the Chaldean cosmogony Tiamat, the female principle, is the imbodiment of chaos. The Abyss or chaos was the abode of cosmic wisdom. Egyptian cosmogony speaks of Nut as the celestial abyss while Scandinavian cosmogony tells of Ginnungagap (chasm of offspring of Ginn), the infinite void or the abyss of illusion (SD 1:367).