Meaning & use
devildom
Last updated
UK/ˈdevldəm/
US/ˈdɛvəldəm/
Meaning
noununcountableliteraryrare
The realm of devils, or the state of being a devil.
Grammar: Used without an article, like a place name: sent to devildom.
Patterns
- into devildom
In the old poem, rebel angels are cast down into devildom.
The preacher warned that greed was the road to devildom.
Children's stories sometimes picture devildom as a fiery cave.
Common combinations
- fall into devildom
- Lost souls fall into devildom in the myth.
- rulers of devildom
- The rulers of devildom plot in the epic.
- gates of devildom
- He imagined the gates of devildom shut tight.
- the depths of devildom
- Dante-like images show the depths of devildom.
Synonyms and how they differ
- hell
- The ordinary word for the place; devildom is rarer and more literary.
- pandemonium
- Originally the capital of hell, now used for wild chaos.
- perdition
- A formal religious word for eternal damnation.
- the underworld
- Wider, covering the realm of the dead in many myths.
Word family
- devil noun
- an evil spirit
- devilish adjective
- wicked or very clever
- devilry noun
- wicked mischief
- devilment noun
- playful mischief
Practice
Devildom is best described as which of these?
Choose one answer.
Devildom is the domain of devils, like kingdom is the domain of a king. The others are unrelated.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “devildom”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.
Your sentence stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.