hell meaning and definition

HELL noun

Definition of hell (noun)

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";
   • synonyms: hell on earth, hellhole, inferno, snake pit, the pits
2. a cause of difficulty and suffering
   • "war is hell"; "go to blazes"
   • synonyms: blaze
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
   • synonyms: infernal region, Inferno, nether region, perdition, pit
   • antonym: Heaven
4. (religion) the world of the dead
   • "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-Theognis
   • synonyms: Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld
5. violent and excited activity
   • "they began to fight like sin"
   • synonyms: sin
6. noisy and unrestrained mischief
   • "raising blazes"
   • synonyms: blaze