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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?"
noun. us / hel / uk / hel / Add to word list. B2 [ S or U ] an extremely unpleasant or difficult place, situation, or experience: sheer hell Work is sheer hell at the moment. The last few months have been absolute hell. See also. hellhole informal. infernal. B2 [ S ] (also Hell)
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.
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.
noun. the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus. 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.
4 days ago · 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.
(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment. “" Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson” synonyms: Inferno, infernal region, nether region, perdition, pit. see more. noun. (religion) the world of the dead. synonyms: Hades, Scheol, infernal region, netherworld, underworld. see more.
