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Dictionary definition · Hell

noun

  1. (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment"Hurl'd headlong … To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"
  2. any place of pain and turmoil"the hell of battle"
  3. (religion) the world of the dead"No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"
  4. a cause of difficulty and suffering"war is hell"
  5. noisy and unrestrained mischief"raising blazes"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).