What is the meaning of Hell?

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noun

  • Any place of pain and turmoil.
    • usage: "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits";
  • A cause of difficulty and suffering.
    • usage: "war is hell"; "go to blazes"
  • Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment. ( "Hurl'd headlong... To bottomless perdition, there to dwell- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is paved with good intentions-Dr. Johnson
  • Religion) the world of the dead. ( "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth-Theognis
  • Violent and excited activity.
    • usage: "they began to fight like sin"
  • Noisy and unrestrained mischief.
    • usage: "raising blazes"
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