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pandemonium |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pandemonium \Pan`de*mo"ni*um\, n. [NL., from Gr ?, ?, all + ? a demon.] 1. The great hall or council chamber of demons or evil spirits. --Milton. 2. An utterly lawless, riotous place or assemblage. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pandemonium n : a state of extreme confusion and disorder [syn: {chaos}, {bedlam}, {topsy-turvydom}, {topsy-turvyness}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: PANDEMONIUM, n. Literally, the Place of All the Demons. Most of them have escaped into politics and finance, and the place is now used as a lecture hall by the Audible Reformer. When disturbed by his voice the ancient echoes clamor appropriate responses most gratifying to his pride of distinction.
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