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HELL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Noisy and unrestrained mischief
Example:
raising blazes
Synonyms:
blaze; hell
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("hell" is a kind of...):
devilment; devilry; deviltry; mischief; mischief-making; mischievousness; rascality; roguery; roguishness; shenanigan (reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(religion) the world of the dead
Example:
No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth
Synonyms:
Hades; Hell; infernal region; netherworld; Scheol; underworld
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Hell" is a kind of...):
fictitious place; imaginary place; mythical place (a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings)
Meronyms (parts of "Hell"):
Acheron; River Acheron ((Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon)
Cocytus; River Cocytus ((Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron)
Lethe; River Lethe ((Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive)
River Styx; Styx ((Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls)
Domain category:
faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
Example:
Hell is paved with good intentions
Synonyms:
Hell; infernal region; Inferno; nether region; perdition; pit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Hell" is a kind of...):
fictitious place; imaginary place; mythical place (a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings)
Domain category:
Christian religion; Christianity (a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Hell"):
Gehenna; Tartarus (a place where the wicked are punished after death)
hellfire; red region (a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned)
Antonym:
Heaven (the abode of God and the angels)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A cause of difficulty and suffering
Example:
go to blazes
Synonyms:
blaze; hell
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hell" is a kind of...):
trouble (an event causing distress or pain)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Any place of pain and turmoil
Example:
when you're alone Christmas is the pits
Synonyms:
hell; hell on earth; hellhole; inferno; snake pit; the pits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("hell" is a kind of...):
part; region (the extended spatial location of something)
Context examples:
Art more like to be inside the door of hell.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
In other words, hell on Earth was once very real – and it had some pretty severe consequences for a world-in-progress.
(Fiery Collisions That Gave Birth to Earth Could Have Evaporated 40% of Our World, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Io is the closest thing we have to hell in our Solar System, a Jovian moon that features hundreds of active volcanoes and expansive lakes filled with lava.
(Massive Lava Waves Detected on Solar System’s Most Volcanically Active Object, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
To us there is no fiend in hell like Juan Murillo, and no peace in life while his victims still cry for vengeance.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I remembered again the blood-beslobbered face which we had seen in the glare of Lord John's torch, like some horrible vision from the deepest circle of Dante's hell.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
"We're in hell, an' we can't help ourselves. An', you know, I kind of like you a whole lot. That's what made it—hurt. I cottoned to you from the first."
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
If beyond it I could send his soul for ever and ever to burning hell I would do it!
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
“G’wan, you Kelly. You leave Oofty alone. How in hell did he know it was you in the dark?”
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
When we find him he is swearing. He swears like hell. Never have I heard a man swear like that man.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
"And who in hell is Weedon Scott?" the faro-dealer demanded.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
