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hell
has definitions from the fields of law,religion,Christianity
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[ noun ] (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
Synonyms Examples : "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton "a demon from the depths of the pit" Used in print (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)That evening turned_out to be hell like all the others . (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)`` Seems to me last time I was here the grate bellowed out smoke as it might have been preparing us for hell '' . (W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)`` A fat hell on Big_Hans . (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)Hell 's own amount of chaulmoogra_oil did nothing to alleviate their torment ; they expired amid indescribable fantods , imploring the Blessed_One to forgive their desecration . Related terms |
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[ noun ] any place of pain and turmoil
Synonyms Examples : "the hell of battle" "the inferno of the engine room" "when you're alone Christmas is the pits"; Used in print (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)I am usually filled with an uneasiness that through some unwitting slip all hell may break_loose . (Francis Pollini, Night....)Sonuvabitch , I can n't figure_out what in hell for they went and put niggers in my squad for . It is plain as hell Johnson is no Reactionary . What the hell was he up_to now ? * * h Then he was asking himself the usual early morning questions : What the Hell am I doin here ? Related terms |
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[ noun ] (in various religions) the world of the dead
Synonyms Examples "he didn't want to go to hell when he died" |
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[ noun ] (colloquial) violent and excited activity
Synonyms Examples "they began to fight like sin" Related terms |
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