- lapis infernalis
- Infernal In*fer"nal, a. [F. infernal, L. infernalis, fr.
infernus that which lies beneath, the lower. See {Inferior}.]
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1. Of or pertaining to or suitable for the lower regions,
inhabited, according to the ancients, by the dead;
pertaining to Pluto's realm of the dead, the Tartarus of
the ancients.
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The Elysian fields, the infernal monarchy. --Garth. [1913 Webster]
2. Of or pertaining to, resembling, or inhabiting, hell; suitable for hell, or to the character of the inhabitants of hell; hellish; diabolical; as, infernal spirits, or conduct. [1913 Webster]
The instruments or abettors in such infernal dealings. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
{Infernal machine}, a machine or apparatus maliciously designed to explode, and destroy life or property.
{Infernal stone} ({lapis infernalis}), lunar caustic; formerly so called. The name was also applied to caustic potash.
Syn: Tartarean; Stygian; hellish; devilish; diabolical; satanic; fiendish; malicious. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
