different between hellish vs tophet

hellish

English

Etymology

hell +? -ish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?h?l??/

Adjective

hellish (comparative more hellish, superlative most hellish)

  1. Causing pain, discomfort or distress.
    I woke up from a hellish noise coming from the house next door.

Synonyms

  • awful
  • horrible
  • terrible
  • nightmarish
  • infernal

Antonyms

  • heavenly

Related terms

  • see hell

Translations

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tophet

English

Etymology

From Tophet.

Noun

tophet (plural tophets)

  1. (archaeology) A Carthaginian monument associated with a cemetery for ritually sacrificed children.
    • 1991, John Boardman, The Cambridge Ancient History (part 1, page 490)
      They are an important factor indicating a corpus of beliefs common to the important central colonies (Carthage, Sousse, Motya, Sulcis, Nora, Tharros), where tophets and accompanying grave stelae have been found.

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