Hell

  • 41hell — /hɛl / (say hel) noun 1. (also upper case) (in many religions and mythologies) the abode of the spirits of the dead, often, as in Christianity, a place or state of existence where the wicked are punished after death. See Gehenna, Hades. Compare… …

  • 42hell —    The underworld abode of souls of the dead. In Christianity, hell is the opposite of heaven and is the place ruled by the DEVIL, where DEMONs torment sinners for eternity. Hell is the complete absence of God, light, and love; a place of… …

    Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology

  • 43hell — n. 1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of the dead, or of condemned sinners and devils. 2 a place or state of misery or wickedness. 3 colloq. used as an exclamation of surprise or annoyance (who the hell are you?; a hell of a mess) …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 44Hell — n. 1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of the dead, or of condemned sinners and devils. 2 a place or state of misery or wickedness. 3 colloq. used as an exclamation of surprise or annoyance (who the hell are you?; a hell of a mess) …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 45hell — noun 1 place bad people are said to go to when they die ADJECTIVE ▪ eternal VERB + HELL ▪ go to ▪ He was terrified of going to hell when he died. HELL + NOUN ▪ …

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  • 46hell — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English helan to conceal, Old High German helan, Latin celare, Greek kalyptein Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) a nether world in which the dead continue to exist ; Hades (2) the… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 47hell — noun 1》 (often Hell) a place regarded in various religions as a spiritual realm of evil and suffering, often depicted as a place of perpetual fire beneath the earth to which the wicked are consigned after death. 2》 a state or place of great… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 48hell — [[t]hɛl[/t]] n. 1) rel the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits 2) any place or state of torment or misery: to make someone s life hell[/ex] 3) cvb something that causes torment or misery …

    From formal English to slang

  • 49Hell (2) — 2. Hêll, er, este, zusammen gezogen hellste, adj. et adv. welches in einer doppelten Hauptbedeutung üblich ist. 1. Von den Tönen, einen hohen Grad der mit Reinigkeit verbundenen Deutlichkeit habend, und darin gegründet. Eine helle Stimme, welche… …

    Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • 50hell — heiter; wolkenlos; klar; blendend; gleißend; grell; aufgeweckt; aufnahmefähig; verständig; lernfähig; gelehrsam; gelehrig; …

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