keep of a castle; underground prison, vault, cell
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Dungeon Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Dungeon Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To shut up in a dungeon.
To shut up in a dungeon.
(n.)
A close, dark prison, common/, under ground, as if the lower apartments of the donjon or keep of a castle, these being used as prisons.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA close, dark prison, common/, under ground, as if the lower apartments of the donjon or keep of a castle, these being used as prisons.
dungeon
\dun"geon\ (?), n. [oe. donjoun highest tower of a castle, tower, prison, f. donjon tower or platform in the midst of a castle, turret, or closet on the top of a house, a keep of a castle, ll. domnio, the same word as ll. dominus lord. see dame, don, and cf. dominion, domain, demesne, danger, donjon.] a close, dark prison, common&?;, under ground, as if the lower apartments of the donjon or keep of a castle, these being used as prisons. down with him even into the deep dungeon. -- tyndale. year after year he lay patiently in a dungeon. -- macaulay.
dungeon
\dun"geon\, v. t. to shut up in a dungeon. hall.
dungeon
n
1. the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress [syn: keep, donjon]
2. a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined
dungeon
different from the ordinary prison in being more severe as a place of punishment. like the roman inner prison (acts 16:24), it consisted of a deep cell or cistern (jer. 38:6). to be shut up in, a punishment common in egypt (gen. 39:20; 40:3; 41:10; 42:19). it is not mentioned, however, in the law of moses as a mode of punishment. under the later kings imprisonment was frequently used as a punishment (2 chron. 16:10; jer. 20:2; 32:2; 33:1; 37:15), and it was customary after the exile (matt. 11:2; luke 3:20; acts 5:18, 21; matt. 18:30).
Noun
1. the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
(synonym) keep, donjon
(hypernym) stronghold, fastness
(hyponym) Black Hole of Calcutta
(part-holonym) castle
2. a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined
(hypernym) cell, jail cell, prison cell
(hyponym) oubliette
Dungeon Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
To dream of being in a dungeon, foretells for you struggles with the vital affairs of life but by wise dealing you will disenthrall yourself of obstacles and the designs of enemies. For a woman this is a dark foreboding; by her wilful indiscretion she will lose her position among honorable people.
To see a dungeon lighted up, portends that you are threatened with entanglements of which your better judgment warns you.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg ProjectTo see a dungeon lighted up, portends that you are threatened with entanglements of which your better judgment warns you.
Dungeon Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A dungeon is a room or cell in which prisoners are held, especially underground. Dungeons are generally associated with medieval castles, though their association with torture probably belongs more to the Renaissance period. An oubliette is a form of dungeon which was accessible only from a hatch in a high ceiling.
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Dungeon! is a 1975 adventure board game designed by David R. Megarry, Gary Gygax, Michael Gray, Steve Winter and S. Schwab, published by TSR, Inc. Dungeon! simulates some aspects of the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) role-playing game which was released the year before, although Dungeon! was already in development when D&D was released.
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Dungeon Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
different from the ordinary prison in being more severe as a place of punishment. Like the Roman inner prison (Acts 16:24), it consisted of a deep cell or cistern (Jer. 38:6). To be shut up in, a punishment common in Egypt (Gen. 39:20; 40:3; 41:10; 42:19). It is not mentioned, however, in the law of Moses as a mode of punishment. Under the later kings imprisonment was frequently used as a punishment (2 Chron. 16:10; Jer. 20:2; 32:2; 33:1; 37:15), and it was customary after the Exile (Matt. 11:2; Luke 3:20; Acts 5:18, 21; Matt. 18:30). Dung-gate (Neh. 2:13), a gate of ancient Jerusalem, on the south-west quarter. "The gate outside of which lay the piles of sweepings and offscourings of the streets," in the valley of Tophet. Dung-hill to sit on a, was a sign of the deepest dejection (1 Sam. 2:8; Ps. 113:7; Lam. 4:5).
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