The word , and similar words, have several meanings. It came via Italian from Latin ''infernus'', which means "being underneath".
- Inferno, an alternate word for Hell , a place or a state of painful suffering according to many religious beliefs
- Inferno, is an alternate word for a large Fire
- Inferno (broomball) , the name of an American Broomball team
- Inferno (operating System) , an operating system for creating and supporting distributed services
- Inferno, a brand of Brunswick bowling balls
- ''Infernus'', a Swedish submersible RIB boat (see Subskimmer )
- ''Inferno'', the first volume of Dante Alighieri's '' The Divine Comedy ''
- Inferno (DC Comics) , a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes published by DC Comics
- ''Inferno'' (Doctor Who) , a serial in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''
- ''Inferno'' (Marvel Comics) , a crossover in which the X-Men battled demons led by Jean Grey's clone Madelyne Pryor
- ''Inferno'' (novel) , a 1976 science fiction novel written by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
- Inferno (Transformers) , an Autobot character in the ''Generation 1 Transformers'' series; and the name of a Predacon in the ''Transformers: Beast Wars'' series; and the name of several characters in other ''Transformers'' series
- '' Inferno (1953 Film) '', directed by Roy Ward Baker , and starring Robert Ryan and Rhonda Fleming .
- '' The Towering Inferno (movie) '' (1974), directed by Irwin Allen and John Guillermin , and starring Steve McQueen , Paul Newman , William Holden , Faye Dunaway , and Fred Astaire , among others.
- '' Inferno (1995 Film) '', directed by Peter Keglevic , and starring Emma Sjöberg .
- '' Inferno (1997 Film) '', directed by Fred Olen Ray , and starring Don 'The Dragon' Wilson .
- '' Inferno (1998 Film) '', a television movie directed by Ian Barry .
- '' Pilgrim (film) '', sometimes called '' when shown on cable television, directed by Harley Cokeliss , and starring Ray Liotta and Gloria Reuben .
- '' Inferno (2001 Film) '', directed by Dusty Nelson , and starring Jeff Fahey and Janet Gunn
- '' L'Inferno (1911) '', a 1911 Italian Silent Film , directed by Giuseppe De Liguoro , starring Salvatore Papa and released on DVD in 2004, with a soundtrack by Tangerine Dream .
- '' Inferno (1973) '', a German television movie starring Georgette Anys and Georg Årlin .
- '' Inferno (1980 Film) '' a 1980 Italian film directed by Dario Argento , and starring Leigh McCloskey and Irene Miracle .
- '' Inferno (1992) '', a British television movie featuring several Supermodel s.
- '' Inferno (1999) '', a 1999 Portuguese film directed by Joaquim Leitão , and starring Nicolau Breyner .
- '' Inferno (2000) '', a film of the Czech Republic, directed by Wiktor Grodecki , and starring David Svec .
- '' Inferno (2001 Short) '', a British "short" movie directed by Paul Kousoulides .
- '' Inferno (2001 TV) '', a Polish television program directed by Maciej Pieprzyca .
- is a map in the popular first person shooter game '' Counter-Strike ''.
- is a spell in the '' Warcraft III '' and '' World Of Warcraft '' fictional scenarios.
- is the third episode of the PC game '' Doom ''.
- is a card in the '''' collectible card game.
- is a sports car from the video game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
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