hell /hɛl/
1. any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits"
synset: hell, hell_on_earth, hellhole, snake_pit, the_pits, inferno
2. a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes"
3. (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
synset: Hell, perdition, Inferno, infernal_region, nether_region, pit
4. (religion) the world of the dead; "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-Theognis
synset: Hell, Hades, infernal_region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld
5. noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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