harrowing of hell

== English == === Alternative forms === harrying of hell === Noun === harrowing of hell (plural harrowings of hell) (mythology, theology) A raid into the underworld by a heroic figure. ==== Usage notes ==== In (chiefly historical) Christian contexts, the term is usually capitalised (as Harrowing of Hell) and specifically denotes Christ's freeing from the underworld of those souls of the dead who merited entry to Heaven, held to have occurred between his death and resurrection. (See Harrowing of Hell on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ) ==== Translations ==== === See also === Harrowing of Hell (proper noun) === References === "Harrowing of Hell" on Catholic Encyclopedia