Abime vs. Abyss — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Abime and Abyss
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Definitions
Abime
Obsolete form of abysm
Abyss
An immeasurably deep chasm, depth, or void
"lost in the vast abysses of space and time" (Loren Eiseley).
Abime
A abyss.
Abyss
In the book of Genesis, the primeval Chaos out of which earth and sky were formed.
Abyss
The abode of evil spirits; hell.
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Abyss
Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean.
Abyss
A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space.
Abyss
Anything infinite, immeasurable, or profound.
Abyss
Moral depravity; vast intellectual or moral depth.
They fell into the abyss of drug addiction.
Abyss
An impending catastrophic happening.
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Abyss
(heraldry) The center of an escutcheon.
Abyss
(oceanography) The abyssal zone.
Abyss
(figurative) A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.
Abyss
A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable, and, specifically, hell, or the bottomless pit.
Ye powers and spirits of this nethermost abyss.
The throne is darkness, in the abyss of light.
Abyss
Infinite time; a vast intellectual or moral depth.
The abysses of metaphysical theology.
In unfathomable abysses of disgrace.
Abyss
The center of an escutcheon.
Abyss
A bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
