Meaning of gate of hell | Babel Free

Definitions

Any of various places on the surface of the world, often in regions of unusual geological activity, that have acquired a legendary reputation as entrances to the underworld.

Examples

“And I say also vnto thee, that thou art Peter, and vpon this rocke I will build my Church: and the gates of hell shall not preuaile against it.”

“The UN’s secretary general, António Guterres, said that “humanity has opened the gates of hell” by unleashing worsening heatwaves, floods and wildfires seen around the world but that action to prevent the worst was still possible.”

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