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    hell
    /hɛl/

    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" Similar the netherworldthe land/abode of the deadthe infernal regionsthe InfernoOpposite heaven

    exclamation

    • 1. used for emphasis or to express anger, contempt, or surprise: "oh, hell—where will this all end?"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hellHell Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of HELL is a nether world in which the dead continue to exist : hades. How to use hell in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHELL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Contents. HELL definition: 1. an extremely unpleasant or difficult place, situation, or experience: 2. in some religions, the…. Learn more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › hellHELL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Hell definition: the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.. See examples of HELL used in a sentence.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HellHell - Wikipedia

    Christ leads Adam by the hand, c.1504 The Last Judgment, Hell, c.1431, by Fra Angelico. The Christian doctrine of hell derives from passages in the New Testament. The English word hell does not appear in the Greek New Testament; instead one of three words is used: the Greek words Tartarus or Hades, or the Hebrew word Gehinnom.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionhell noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    [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.

  7. www.britannica.com › topic › hellHell | Description, History, Types, & Facts | Britannica

    Jun 7, 2024 · Hell, in many religious traditions, the abode, usually beneath the earth, of the unredeemed dead or the spirits of the damned. Hell figures in religious cosmologies as the opposite of heaven, the nadir of the cosmos, and the land where God is not. Learn more about hell in this article.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHELL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    USAGE: As profanity, hell is also widely used interjectionally in various combinations to express irritation, anger, etc. [hell, no!], and in various ways, esp. after in or the, to express surprise, disbelief, disgust, etc. [who in hell is he? what the hell!]