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Hell - (religion) the world of the dead; "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-Theognis |
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Hades,
netherworld,
Scheol,
underworld |
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fictitious place,
imaginary place,
mythical place a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings
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faith,
religion,
religious belief loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors"
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acheron,
river acheron (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon
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cocytus,
river cocytus (Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron
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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
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river styx,
styx (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls
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Hell - (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 |
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perdition,
Inferno,
pit |
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heaven the abode of God and the angels
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fictitious place,
imaginary place,
mythical place a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings
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christianity,
christian religion 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
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gehenna,
tartarus a place where the wicked are punished after death
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hellfire,
red region a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned
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hell - any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits"; |
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hellhole,
inferno |
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part,
region something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
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hell - noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes" |
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blaze |
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devilment,
devilry,
deviltry,
mischief,
mischief-making,
mischievousness,
rascality,
roguery,
roguishness,
shenanigan wicked and cruel behavior
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hell - a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes" |
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blaze |
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trouble an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty"
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