Tophet

noun

To·​phet ˈtō-fət 

: hell, gehenna

Synonyms

• Gehenna
• hell
• Pandemonium
• perdition

Examples of Tophet in a Sentence

a vision in which the souls of the damned plunged into Tophet like rocks falling down a mountainside

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, shrine south of ancient Jerusalem where human sacrifices were performed to Moloch in Jeremiah 7:31, Gehenna, from Late Latin Topheth, from Hebrew tōpheth

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above