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- | In sociology, that part of society that is engaged in [[crime]] or [[vice]]. | + | In sociology, that part of society that is engaged in [[crime]] or [[vice]]; low [[social class]]. |
In the study of [[mythology]] and [[religion]], the '''underworld''' is a generic term approximately equivalent to the lay term [[afterlife]], referring to any place to which newly [[the dead|dead]] souls go. | In the study of [[mythology]] and [[religion]], the '''underworld''' is a generic term approximately equivalent to the lay term [[afterlife]], referring to any place to which newly [[the dead|dead]] souls go. | ||
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In sociology, that part of society that is engaged in crime or vice; low social class.
In the study of mythology and religion, the underworld is a generic term approximately equivalent to the lay term afterlife, referring to any place to which newly dead souls go.
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