| hell | (n) (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; - John Milton; ; -Dr. Johnson, Syn. perdition, pit, infernal region, Inferno, nether region, Ant. Heaven, Example: Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell; a demon from the depths of the pit; Hell is paved with good intentions |
| hell | (n) (religion) the world of the dead; -Theognis, Syn. infernal region, Scheol, underworld, Hades, netherworld, Example: No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth |