"abandon hope all ye who enter here" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: From Dante Alighieri's work Inferno, translated by Henry Francis Cary as “all hope abandon ye who enter here”, from the Italian lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate. The variant “abandon hope, all ye who enter here”, with a change of meaning, was likely chosen for its iambic pentameter. Etymology templates: {{nb...|93, Fleet Street.}} […], {{der|en|it|lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate}} Italian lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} abandon hope all ye who enter here
  1. Supposed inscription at the gate of hell. Wikipedia link: Dante Alighieri, Henry Francis Cary Categories (topical): Christianity, Literature Synonyms: abandon hope, abandon all hope ye who enter here, abandon all hope, ye who enter here, abandon hope, all ye who enter here, all hope abandon ye who enter here, all hope abandon, ye who enter here Translations (supposed inscription at the gate of hell): наде́жда вся́ка ту́ка оставе́те (nadéžda vsjáka túka ostavéte) (Bulgarian), ken tästä käy, saa kaiken toivon heittää (Finnish), lasst alle Hoffnung fahren, ihr, die eintretet (German), ki itt belépsz, hagyj fel minden reménnyel (Hungarian), lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate (Italian), porzućcie wszelką nadzieję, wy, którzy wchodzicie (Polish), deixai toda a esperança, vós que entrais (Portuguese), оставь надежду, всяк сюда входящий (ostavʹ nadeždu, vsjak sjuda vxodjaščij) (Russian), abandonad toda esperanza, aquellos que entréis aquí (Spanish), хто входить тут, покинь усю надію (xto vxodytʹ tut, pokynʹ usju nadiju) (Ukrainian)

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