hell

[hell]

(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment

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

Noun
noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes"

Noun
violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin"

Noun
(religion) the world of the dead; "he didn''t want to go to hell when he died"

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"

Noun
a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes"

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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";


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.


Hell

Hell , n. [AS. hell; akin to D. hel, OHG. hella, G. h'94lle, Icel. hal, Sw. helfvete, Dan. helvede, Goth. halja, and to AS. helan to conceal. . Cf. Hele, v. t., Conceal, Cell, Helmet, Hole, Occult.] 1. The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the grave; -- called in Hebrew sheol, and by the Greeks hades.
He descended into hell.
Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell.
2. The place or state of punishment for the wicked after death; the abode of evil spirits. Hence, any mental torment; anguish. "Within him hell." Milton.
It is a knell That summons thee to heaven or to hell.
3. A place where outcast persons or things are gathered; as: (a) A dungeon or prison; also, in certain running games, a place to which those who are caught are carried for detention. (b) A gambling house. "A convenient little gambling hell for those who had grown reckless." W. Black. (c) A place into which a tailor throws his shreds, or a printer his broken type. Hudibras. Gates of hell. (Script.) See Gate, n., 4.

Hell

Hell, v. t. To overwhelm. [Obs.] Spenser.

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

To overwhelm.

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Usage Examples

A man is born alone and dies alone and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode.

Government's role should be only to keep the playing field level, and to work hand in hand with business on issues such as employment. But beyond this, to as great an extent as possible, it should get the hell out of the way.

A belief in hell and the knowledge that every ambition is doomed to frustration at the hands of a skeleton have never prevented the majority of human beings from behaving as though death were no more than an unfounded rumor.

He who is the author of a war lets loose the whole contagion of hell and opens a vein that bleeds a nation to death.

Health food may be good for the conscience but Oreos taste a hell of a lot better.

Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.

A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Goddam money. It always ends up making you blue as hell.

Good music is good music, and everything else can go to hell.

A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with.

A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.

After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it. I sure as hell wouldn't want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military.

Bankers - pillars of society who are going to hell if there is a God and He has been accurately quoted.

Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails.

Americans play to win at all times. I wouldn't give a hoot and hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have never lost nor ever lose a war.

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