inferno meaning and definition

INFERNO noun

Definition of inferno (noun)

1. any place of pain and turmoil
   • "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits";
   • synonyms: hell, hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, the pits
2. a very intense and uncontrolled fire
   • synonyms: conflagration
3. (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
   • "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson
   • synonyms: Hell, infernal region, nether region, perdition, pit
   • antonym: Heaven