infernal region n 1: (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit" [syn: {Hell}, {perdition}, {Inferno}, {nether region}, {the pit}] [ant: {Heaven}] 2: (religion) the world of the dead; "he didn't want to go to hell when he died" [syn: {Hel}, {Hell}, {Hades}, {netherworld}, {Scheol}, {underworld}]