PANDEMONIUM


Meaning of PANDEMONIUM in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ pan-d ə - ' m ō -n ē - ə m

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pan- + daim ō n evil spirit ― more at DEMON

Date: 1667

1 : the capital of Hell in Milton's Paradise Lost

2 : the infernal regions : HELL

3 not capitalized : a wild uproar : TUMULT

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