dungeon
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dʒən noun
1.
a strong, dark prison or cell, usually underground, as in a medieval castle.
2.
the keep or stronghold of a castle; donjon.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English dungeo(u)n, dongeoun, dungun < Middle French donjon < Vulgar Latin *domniōn- (stem of *domniō) keep, mastery, syncopated variant of *dominiōn- dominion
1250–1300; Middle English dungeo(u)n, dongeoun, dungun < Middle French donjon < Vulgar Latin *domniōn- (stem of *domniō) keep, mastery, syncopated variant of *dominiōn- dominion
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| —n | |
| 1. | a close prison cell, often underground |
| 2. | a variant of donjon |
| [C14: from Old French donjon; related to Latin dominus master] | |
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Word Origin & History
dungeon
c.1300, from O.Fr. donjon "great tower of a castle," from Gallo-Romance *dominionem, from L.L. dominium, from L. dominus "master" (of the castle; see domain). Sense of "castle keep" led to "strong (underground) cell" in Eng. pre-1338.
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Bible Dictionary
Dungeon definition
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).
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Example sentences
The suspect's house includes a dungeon outfitted with torture instruments and an extensive collection of serial killer videotapes.
She barely looked the idea in the face, and hastened to bar it in its dungeon.
The downstairs living area was a brown paneling dungeon.
Stories have circulated that it was a dungeon where violent mental patients were restrained.
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