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Abysm

noun

A bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively). Synonym: abyss.

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"Abysm" Quotes from Famous Books

... every law; our love for one another measuring and manifesting our love of Him. The baptism wherewith He was baptized was that of divine fulness in the wants of our humanity; the deep waters of our sorrows went over Him; ineffable purity sounding for our sakes the dark abysm of sin; yet how like a river of light runs that serene and beautiful life through the narratives of the evangelists! He broke bread with the poor despised publican; He sat down with the fishermen by the Sea of Galilee; He spoke compassionate ...

— The Complete Works of Whittier - The Standard Library Edition with a linked Index • John Greenleaf Whittier

Words linked to "Abysm" : chasm, abysmal