Definitions for hell
Overview of noun hell
The noun hell has 6 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (6) hell, hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, the pits, inferno
(any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits";)
2. hell, blaze
(a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes")
3. Hell, perdition, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, 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"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson)
4. Hell, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld
((religion) the world of the dead; "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-Theognis)
5. sin, hell
(violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin")
6. hell, blaze
(noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes")
