Abyss — Defs

01 n. A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable, and, specifically, hell, or the bottomless pit.

1.
A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable, and, specifically, hell, or the bottomless pit.
“Ye powers and spirits of this nethermost abyss.” — Milton.

“The throne is darkness, in the abyss of light.” — Dryden.
2.
Infinite time; a vast intellectual or moral depth.
“The abysses of metaphysical theology.” — Macaulay.

“In unfathomable abysses of disgrace.” — Burke.
3.
The center of an escutcheon.(Her.)