Heaven and Inferno

Opposite meaning words

Heaven noun - A dwelling place of perfect happiness for the soul after death.

Usage example: prayed that the souls of the deceased would go to heaven

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Inferno is an antonym for heaven.

Nearby Words: heave, heavenly, heavenward

Inferno noun - A destructive burning.

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Heaven is an antonym for inferno.

Nearby Word: infernal

Stock Footage: The shot of souls arising to heaven was lifted from a 1911 Italian film called L'Inferno.

Source: Film / The Blood of Jesus
Paradiso may LOOK like a shining gold and marble Fluffy Cloud Heaven, but it's more like the Light-Themed version of Inferno.

Source: Heaven
Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic: Imagine an afterlife where very few people actually ascend to heaven, but most suffer in the nine circles of Hell for the sins they committed in life.

Source: Crapsack World / Western Animation

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