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Meanings of Hell in English
Religious or mythological place of (often eternal) suffering.
Related terms
(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment.
Synonyms
Examples for "underworld"
Examples for "underworld"
1
They hide in the crannies of the underworld; politics is their protection.
2
The Chicago Crime Commission concluded: The underworld was well-represented at the meeting.
3
They are often very good Healers, or Travelers in the Mother's underworld.
4
Spying on the underworld is an important part of the office's work.
5
The links between cricket and the underworld go back a long way.
1
Nothing lived there that hadn't crossed over into the netherworld long ago.
2
Yet Shadoath had come from the netherworld, and she bore such runes.
3
Some were beasts of the netherworld and looked in no way human.
4
But the magnificent pine of the netherworld held the storm at bay.
5
The door to the netherworld still looked as if it was open.
1
The messengers prayed her to assist in weeping Baldur out of Hel.
2
He stared at her with an astonishment that Hel found quite unflattering.
3
Maddy on one side, Hel on the other, Balder in the middle.
4
Around his neck Hel's deathwatch indicated that they had thirty-eight minutes left.
5
With a flick of her dead fingers, Hel made the window disappear.
1
Artemis resumed her cradling position as Zeus crawled over to Hades' side.
2
The matter is serious, very serious indeed; all Hades is in commotion.
3
If any ask after me, tell them to seek me in Hades.
4
Every muscle in my body is raising particular Hades at this moment.
5
Of that the old creature in her nethermost Hades was nearly incapable.
Usage of Hell in English
1
No really, this area of Manhattan New York is called Hell's Kitchen.
2
But in the torment of Hell shall the wicked remain for ever:
3
I cannot cross the barrier; Hell has posted the Vertumni as sentinels.
4
Barcelona in August was like the Hell to which Emile likened it.
5
Somewhere among the Off Islands; on the Terrier, maybe, or the Hell-meadows.
6
The sword of the believer is the Key of Heaven and Hell.
7
And he shall look and see him in the midst of Hell.
8
We should be living in Paradise, while other men were in Hell.
9
He believed in Hell, and the belief was a consolation to him.
10
It's no wonder you see the world through Hell's glasses, I say.
11
Our English New Testament represents the rich man as being in Hell.
12
To him in those days Heaven was Heaven and Hell was Hell.
13
When he had crossed the water he found the entrance to Hell.
14
At Hell-Knows-Where, you know, we protect our trolls under a citizenship extension.'
15
Verily, we have got Hell ready as the abode of the infidels.
16
I call myself a pilot in Hell-Gate, though I have no branch.
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