abyss

Definition of Abyss in English :

1. abysm, abyss

a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Abyss

noun

1.

a very deep or unfathomable gorge or chasm

2.

anything that appears to be endless or immeasurably deep, such as time, despair, or shame

3.

hell or the infernal regions conceived of as a bottomless pit

noun

1.

a deep fissure in the earth; bottomless gulf; chasm

2.

anything too deep for measurement; profound depth

abyss of shame, of time, etc.

3.

the ocean depths

4. Theology

the primeval void or chaos before the Creation

n.

1. An immeasurably deep chasm, depth, or void: "lost in the vast abysses of space and time" (Loren Eiseley).

2.

a. In the book of Genesis, the primeval Chaos out of which earth and sky were formed.

b. The abode of evil spirits; hell.