Hell

[hel] or [hɛl]

Definition

(noun.) noisy and unrestrained mischief; 'raising blazes'.

(noun.) (religion) the world of the dead; 'No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth'-Theognis.

(noun.) (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; 'Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell'- John Milton; 'a demon from the depths of the pit'; 'Hell is paved with good intentions'-Dr. Johnson.

(noun.) a cause of difficulty and suffering; 'war is hell'; 'go to blazes'.

(noun.) any place of pain and turmoil; 'the hell of battle'; 'the inferno of the engine room'; 'when you're alone Christmas is the pits';.

Typist: Maxine--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the grave; -- called in Hebrew sheol, and by the Greeks hades.

(v. t.) The place or state of punishment for the wicked after death; the abode of evil spirits. Hence, any mental torment; anguish.

(v. t.) A place where outcast persons or things are gathered

(v. t.) A dungeon or prison; also, in certain running games, a place to which those who are caught are carried for detention.

(v. t.) A gambling house.

(v. t.) A place into which a tailor throws his shreds, or a printer his broken type.

(v. t.) To overwhelm.

Editor: Pratt

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Gehenna, purgatory, limbo, abyss, Tartarus, Hades, Avernus, Erebus, place of torment, bottomless pit, everlasting fire, infernal regions, shades below, realms of Pluto, the lower world.

Checker: Ronnie

Definition

n. the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death: the place of the dead indefinitely: the abode of evil spirits: the powers of hell: any place of vice or misery: a gambling-house.—adjs. Hell′-black (Shak.) black as hell; Hell′-born born in hell: of hellish origin; Hell′-bred.—ns. Hell′-broth (Shak.) a composition boiled up for malignant purposes; Hell′-cat a malignant hag; Hell′-fire the fire of hell: punishment in hell; Hell′-gate the entrance into hell.—adj. Hell′-hat′ed (Shak.) hated or abhorred as hell.—n. Hell′hound a hound of hell: an agent of hell.—adj. Hell′ish pertaining to or like hell: very wicked.—adv. Hell′ishly.—ns. Hell′ishness; Hell′-kite (Shak.) a kite of infernal breed.—adv. Hell′ward towards hell.

v.t. (Spens.) to hide.

Edited by Leah

Unserious Contents or Definition

If you dream of being in hell, you will fall into temptations, which will almost wreck you financially and morally. To see your friends in hell, denotes distress and burdensome cares. You will hear of the misfortune of some friend. To dream of crying in hell, denotes the powerlessness of friends to extricate you from the snares of enemies.

Typist: Vilma

Unserious Contents or Definition

Poverty.

Editor: Vanessa

Examples

Checker: Nona

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