| hell | | |
| n. (location) | 1. hell, hell on earth, hellhole, inferno, snake pit, the pits | any place of pain and turmoil.; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits" |
| ~ region, part | the extended spatial location of something.; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" |
| n. (event) | 2. blaze, hell | a cause of difficulty and suffering.; "war is hell"; "go to blazes" |
| ~ trouble | an event causing distress or pain.; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. hell, infernal region, inferno, nether region, perdition, pit | (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment.; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is paved with good intentions" |
| ~ fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place | a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings. |
| ~ gehenna, tartarus | a place where the wicked are punished after death. |
| ~ hellfire, red region | a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned. |
| ~ christian religion, christianity | a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. hades, hell, infernal region, netherworld, scheol, underworld | (religion) the world of the dead.; "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth" |
| ~ fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place | a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings. |
| ~ faith, religion, religious belief | a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny.; "he lost his faith but not his morality" |
| ~ acheron, river acheron | (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon. |
| ~ cocytus, river cocytus | (Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron. |
| ~ lethe, river lethe | (Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive. |
| ~ river styx, styx | (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls. |
| n. (act) | 5. hell, sin | violent and excited activity.; "they began to fight like sin" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| n. (act) | 6. blaze, hell | noisy and unrestrained mischief.; "raising blazes" |
| ~ devilment, mischief, mischief-making, roguery, shenanigan, devilry, deviltry, roguishness, mischievousness, rascality | reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others. |
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