Hell
n 1: (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" [syn:
{Hell}, {perdition}, {Inferno}, {infernal region}, {nether
region}, {the pit}] [ant: {Heaven}]
2: any place of pain and turmoil: "the hell of battle"; "the
inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas
is the pits"; [syn: {hell on earth}, {the pits}, {inferno}]
3: (in various religions) the world of the dead; "he didn't
want to go to hell when he died" [syn: {Hel}, {Hell}, {Hades},
{infernal region}, {netherworld}, {Scheol}, {underworld}]
4: a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to
blazes" [syn: {blaze}]
5: (colloquial) violent and excited activity; "they began to
fight like sin" [syn: {sin}]
6: noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes" [syn: {blaze}]