First Known Use: 14th century
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Tophet
noun To·phet \ˈtō-fət\
Definition of TOPHET
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Origin of TOPHET
Middle English, shrine south of ancient Jerusalem where human sacrifices were performed to Moloch in Jer 7:31, Gehenna, from Late Latin Topheth, from Hebrew tōpheth
Related to TOPHET
- Synonyms
- Gehenna, Pandemonium, perdition, hell
- Antonyms
- bliss, elysian fields, Elysium, empyrean, heaven, kingdom come, New Jerusalem, paradise, sky, Zion (also Sion)
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