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- DictionaryHell/hel/
noun
- 1. a place regarded in various religions as a spiritual realm of evil and suffering, often traditionally depicted as a place of perpetual fire beneath the earth where the wicked are punished after death: "irreligious children were assumed to have passed straight to the eternal fires of hell"
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- 1. used to express annoyance or surprise or for emphasis: "oh, hell—where will this all end?"
Mar 11, 2024 · hell, in many religious traditions, the abode, usually beneath the earth, of the unredeemed dead or the spirits of the damned. In its archaic sense, the term hell refers to the underworld, a deep pit or distant land of shadows where the dead are gathered.
[uncountable, singular] a very unpleasant experience or situation in which people suffer very much. The last three months have been hell. He went through hell during the trial. Her parents made her life hell. Being totally alone is my idea of hell on earth. He was in a hell of his own making.
In religion and folklore, hell is a location or state in the afterlife in which souls are subjected to punitive suffering, most often through torture, as punishment after death.
Britannica Dictionary definition of HELL. 1. [singular] or Hell : the place where the devil lives and where evil people go after they die according to some religions. 2. : a very difficult or unpleasant situation or experience. [noncount] Getting the loan approved was pure/sheer hell. He went through hell during his divorce.
any place or state of torment or misery: They made their father's life a hell on earth. something that causes torment or misery: Having that cut stitched without anesthesia was hell. the powers of evil.
[ uncountable] Religion the place or state of punishment where wicked people are believed to go after death; the place where evil and condemned spirits are sent. any place or state of suffering or misery: This illness has made her life hell. the place where dead people go. extreme disorder or confusion; chaos: All hell broke loose.
Apr 28, 2024 · 1. proper noun & countable noun. In some religions, hell is the place where the Devil lives, and where wicked people are sent to be punished when they die. Hell is usually imagined as being under the ground and full of flames . 2. variable noun.
