chthonic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite dwelling beneath the surface of the earth
    nether; chthonian.
    • nether regions

WordNet


Chthon"ic adjective
Etymology
Gr. , , the earth.
Definitions
  1. Pertaining to the earth; earthy; as, chthonic religions.
    [The] chthonic character of the wife of Zeus. Max Müller.

Webster 1913