Word Meanings - HELL - Book Publishers vocabulary database

hal, Sw. helfvete, Dan. helvede, Goth. halja, and to AS. helan to 1. The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the grave; -- called in Hebrew sheol, and by the Greeks hades. He descended into hell. Book of Common Prayer. Thou wilt not leave

Additional info about word: HELL

hal, Sw. helfvete, Dan. helvede, Goth. halja, and to AS. helan to 1. The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the grave; -- called in Hebrew sheol, and by the Greeks hades. He descended into hell. Book of Common Prayer. Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell. Ps. xvi. 10. 2. The place or state of punishment for the wicked after death; the abode of evil spirits. Hence, any mental torment; anguish. "Within him hell." Milton. It is a knell That summons thee to heaven or to hell. Shak. 3. A place where outcast persons or things are gathered; as: A dungeon or prison; also, in certain running games, a place to which those who are caught are carried for detention. A gambling house. "A convenient little gambling hell for those who had grown reckless." W. Black. A place into which a tailor throws his shreds, or a printer his broken type. Hudibras. Gates of hell. See Gate, n., 4.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of HELL)

• Demoniacal
• Fiendish
• hell
• Ish
• diabolical

Related words: (words related to HELL)

• DEMONIACALLY
  In a demoniacal manner.
• FIENDISH
  Like a fiend; diabolically wicked or cruel; infernal; malignant; devilish; hellish. -- Fiend"ish*ly, adv. -- Fiend"ish*ness, n.
• DEMONIAC; DEMONIACAL
  1. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a demon or evil spirit; devilish; as, a demoniac being; demoniacal practices. Sarcastic, demoniacal laughter. Thackeray. 2. Influenced or produced by a demon or evil spirit; as, demoniac or demoniacal power.
• DIABOLIC; DIABOLICAL
  Pertaining to the devil; resembling, or appropriate, or appropriate to, the devil; devilish; infernal; impious; atrocious; nefarious; outrageously wicked; as, a diabolic or diabolical temper or act. "Diabolic power." Milton. "The diabolical