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Definition of: Gehenna
(gi·hen′ə) noun
1. In the Bible, the valley of Hinnom near Jerusalem, where offal was thrown and fires kept burning to purify the air.
2. A place of torment.
3. In the New Testament, hell; hellfire. [<LL <Gk. geenna <Hebrew gehinnom valley of Hinnom]
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