Source : WordNet®

the pit
     n : (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil;
         where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd
         headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John
         Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit" [syn: {Hell},
          {perdition}, {Inferno}, {infernal region}, {nether
         region}] [ant: {Heaven}]