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Hell

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Hell in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. (religion) the world of the dead
    "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-Theognis
    Hell  Hades  infernal region  netherworld  Scheol  underworld 
  2. (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
    Hell  perdition  Inferno  infernal region  nether region  pit 
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