Tophet
[tәufit]
Definition
(n.) A place lying east or southeast of Jerusalem, in the valley of Hinnom.
Edited by Daisy
Definition
n. a place at the south-east corner of Gehenna or vale of Hinnom to the south of Jerusalem once the scene of idolatrous rites later the common lay-stall of the city in which fires were kept burning: the future place of torment for the damned.
Checker: Phelps
Examples
- Sleeping on the brink of sin, Tophet gaped to take us in; Mercy to our rescue flew, Broke the snare, and brought us through. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Vashti was not good, I was told; and I have said she did not look good: though a spirit, she was a spirit out of Tophet. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- They confound it with sparks mounting from Tophet. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Checker: Phelps