Hadesnoun
plural of hade
Hellproper noun
In various religions, the place where some or all spirits are believed to go after death
âSome religious people believe that all the followers of the other religions go to hell.â;
Hadesnoun
The nether world (according to classical mythology, the abode of the shades, ruled over by Hades or Pluto); the invisible world; the grave.
âAnd death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them.â; âNeither was he left in Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.â; âAnd in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments.â;
Hellproper noun
The place where devils live and where sinners suffer after death
âMay you rot in hell!â;
Hadesnoun
(Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
Hellnoun
A place or situation of great suffering in life.
âMy new boss is making my job a hell.â; âI went through hell to get home today.â;
Hadesnoun
(religion) the world of the dead;
âhe didn't want to go to hell when he diedâ;
Hellnoun
(countable) A place for gambling.
Hades
Hades (; Greek: ážÎ´ÎˇĎ HĂĄdÄs; áźÎšÎ´ÎˇĎ HĂĄidÄs), in the ancient Greek religion and myth, is the god of the dead and the king of the underworld, with which his name became synonymous. Hades was the eldest son of Cronus and Rhea, although the last son regurgitated by his father.
Hellnoun
(figuratively) An extremely hot place.
âYou don't have a snowball's chance in hell.â;
Hellnoun
Used as an intensifier in phrases grammatically requiring a noun
âI'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more.â; âWhat the hell is wrong with you?!â; âHe says he's going home early? Like hell he is.â;
Hellnoun
(obsolete) A place into which a tailor throws his shreds, or a printer his broken type.
Hellnoun
In certain games of chase, a place to which those who are caught are carried for detention.
Hellinterjection
Used to express discontent, unhappiness, or anger.
âOh, hell! I got another parking ticket.â;
Hellinterjection
Used to emphasize.
âHell, yeah!â;
Hellinterjection
Used to introduce an intensified statement following an understated one; nay; not only that, but.
â[Do it, or, r]est assured, there will be no more Middle Eastern crisis â hell, there will be no more Middle East!â;
Hellverb
To add luster to, burnish (silver or gold).
Hellverb
(rare) To pour.
Hellnoun
The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the grave; - called in Hebrew sheol, and by the Greeks hades.
âHe descended into hell.â; âThou wilt not leave my soul in hell.â;
Hellnoun
The place or state of punishment for the wicked after death; the abode of evil spirits. Hence, any mental torment; anguish.
âIt is a knellThat summons thee to heaven or to hell.â;
Hellnoun
A place where outcast persons or things are gathered
Hellverb
To overwhelm.
Hellnoun
any place of pain and turmoil;
âthe hell of battleâ; âthe inferno of the engine roomâ; âwhen you're alone Christmas is the pitsâ;
Hellnoun
a cause of difficulty and suffering;
âwar is hellâ; âgo to blazesâ;
Hellnoun
(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment;
âHurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwellâ; âa demon from the depths of the pitâ;
Hellnoun
(religion) the world of the dead;
âhe didn't want to go to hell when he diedâ;
Hellnoun
violent and excited activity;
âthey began to fight like sinâ;
Hellnoun
noisy and unrestrained mischief;
âraising blazesâ;
Hellnoun
a place regarded in various religions as a spiritual realm of evil and suffering, often traditionally depicted as a place of perpetual fire beneath the earth where the wicked are punished after death
âirreligious children were assumed to have passed straight to the eternal fires of hellâ;
Hellnoun
a situation, experience, or place of great suffering
âI've been through hellâ; âhe made her life hellâ;
Hellinterjection
used for emphasis or to express anger, contempt, or surprise
âwho the hell are you?â; âoh, hellâwhere will this all end?â;
Hell
In religion and folklore, hell is an afterlife location in which evil souls are subjected to punitive suffering, often torture, as eternal punishment after death. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hells as eternal destinations, the biggest examples of which are Christianity and Islam, whereas religions with reincarnation usually depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations, as is the case in the dharmic religions.