Pandemonium (The capital of Hell in Milton's Paradise Lost)

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• Pandemonium — [pan΄də mō′nē əm] n. [ModL < Gr pan, all (see PAN ) + daimōn,DEMON] 1. the capital of Hell in Milton s Paradise Lost 2. HELL 3. [p ] a) any place or scene of wild disorder, noise, or confusion …   English World dictionary

• Pandemonium — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pan + daimōn 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• pandemonium — [17] Pandemonium was coined by John Milton as the name for the capital of Hell in his poem Paradise lost 1667: ‘Meanwhile the winged heralds … throughout the host proclaim a solemn council forthwith to be held at Pandaemonium, the high capital of …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• pandemonium — [17] Pandemonium was coined by John Milton as the name for the capital of Hell in his poem Paradise lost 1667: ‘Meanwhile the winged heralds … throughout the host proclaim a solemn council forthwith to be held at Pandaemonium, the high capital of …   Word origins

• Pandæmonium (Paradise Lost) — Pandæmonium is the capital of Hell in the epic poem Paradise Lost by the 17th century English poet John Milton. Pandæmonium (American English Pandemonium ) stems from Greek παν , meaning all or every , and δαιμόνιον , meaning little spirit or… …   Wikipedia

• Pandemonium (Dungeons & Dragons) — articleissues notable = April 2008 synthesis = April 2008 context = April 2008DD in universe : Alternate meanings: See Pandæmonium In the standard cosmology of the Dungeons Dragons fantasy role playing game, the Windswept Depths of Pandemonium is …   Wikipedia

• pandemonium — pandemoniac, pandemoniacal /pan deuh meuh nuy euh keuhl/, pandemonic /pan deuh mon ik/, adj. pandemonian, adj., n. /pan deuh moh nee euhm/, n. 1. wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos. 2. a place or scene of riotous uproar or… …   Universalium

• pandemonium — pan•de•mo•ni•um [[t]ˌpæn dəˈmoʊ ni əm[/t]] n. pl. ums 1) wild uproar or disorder; tumult 2) a place or scene of turmoil or utter chaos 3) (often cap.) the abode of all the demons 4) hell • Etymology: 1667; after Pandaemonium, Milton s name in… …   From formal English to slang

• pandemonium — (n.) 1667, Pandæmonium, in Paradise Lost the name of the palace built in the middle of Hell, the high capital of Satan and all his peers, coined by John Milton (1608 1674) from Gk. pan all + L.L. daemonium evil spirit, from Gk. daimonion inferior …   Etymology dictionary

• hell — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Abode of the damned Nouns 1. hell, Hades, place of torment; Pandemonium, Tophet; Gehenna, Sheol; hellfire, everlasting fire, fire and brimstone or damnation, inferno, perdition; underworld; purgatory,… …   English dictionary for students

• pan|de|mo|ni|um — «PAN duh MOH nee uhm», noun. 1. the abode of all the demons; hell. 2. hell s capital. In Milton s Paradise Lost, it is the palace built by Satan as the central part of hell. ╂[< New Latin Pandemonium (coined by Milton in Paradise Lost) <… …   Useful english dictionary