hell (n.)

  1. any place of pain and turmoil; the hell of battle; the inferno of the engine room; when youre alone Christmas is the pits;

    [ Syn: hell on earth , hellhole , snake pit , the pits , inferno ]

  2. a cause of difficulty and suffering; war is hell; go to blazes

    [ Syn: blaze ]

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

    [ Syn: hell , perdition , inferno , infernal region , nether region , pit ]

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

    [ Syn: hell , hades , infernal region , netherworld , scheol , underworld ]

  5. violent and excited activity; they began to fight like sin

    [ Syn: sin ]

  6. noisy and unrestrained mischief; raising blazes

    [ Syn: blaze ]

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