Meaning of "hell" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HELL

Old English hell; related to helan to cover, Old Norse hel, Gothic halja hell, Old High German hella.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF HELL

hell  [hɛl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HELL

Hell can act as a noun and an exclamation.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES HELL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hell

In many mythological, folklore and religious traditions, hell is a place of eternal torment in an afterlife, often after resurrection. It is viewed by most Abrahamic traditions as a place of punishment. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hells as eternal destinations. Religions with a cyclic history often depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations. Typically these traditions locate hell in another dimension or under the Earth's surface and often include entrances to Hell from the land of the living. Other afterlife destinations include Heaven, Purgatory, Paradise, and Limbo. Other traditions, which do not conceive of the afterlife as a place of punishment or reward, merely describe hell as an abode of the dead, a neutral place located under the surface of Earth. Modern understandings of hells often depict them abstractly, as a state of loss rather than as fiery torture literally underground, but this view of the concept of a hell can, in fact, be traced back into the ancient and medieval periods as well. Hell is sometimes portrayed as populated with demons who torment those dwelling there.

Definition of hell in the English dictionary

The first definition of hell in the dictionary is the place or state of eternal punishment of the wicked after death, with Satan as its ruler. Other definition of hell is forces of evil regarded as residing there. Hell is also pain, extreme difficulty, etc.

SYNONYMS OF «HELL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hell» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of hell

Abaddon · Acheron · affliction · agony · anguish · Gehenna · Hades · hellfire · martyrdom · misery · nightmare · ordeal · suffering · Tartarus · the inferno · torment · trial · wretchedness

TRANSLATION OF HELL

Find out the translation of hell to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hell from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hell» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 地域
• Translator English - Spanish: infierno
• English: hell
• Translator English - Hindi: नरक
• Translator English - Arabic: جَحِيم
• Translator English - Russian: ад
• Translator English - Portuguese: inferno
• Translator English - Bengali: জাহান্নাম
• Translator English - French: enfer
• Translator English - Malay: Neraka
• Translator English - German: Hölle
• Translator English - Japanese: 地獄
• Translator English - Korean: 지옥
• Translator English - Javanese: Neraka
• Translator English - Vietnamese: địa ngục
• Translator English - Tamil: நரகத்தில்
• Translator English - Marathi: नरक
• Translator English - Turkish: cehennem
• Translator English - Italian: inferno
• Translator English - Polish: piekło
• Translator English - Ukrainian: пекло
• Translator English - Romanian: iad
• Translator English - Greek: κόλαση
• Translator English - Afrikaans: hel
• Translator English - Swedish: helvete
• Translator English - Norwegian: helvete

10 QUOTES WITH «HELL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hell.

1

Dwayne Andreas

What in the hell would they do with the farm program without us?

2

Roone Arledge

But if you cover the World Series on the news or do a feature on an Ali boxing match then all of a sudden ears go up all over the place and people say what the hell are you doing. The reason for that is that we're doing something that people are really interested in.

3

Antonin Artaud

Hell is of this world and there are men who are unhappy escapees from hell, escapees destined ETERNALLY to reenact their escape.

4

Bea Arthur

I'm not playing a role. I'm being myself, whatever the hell that is.

5

Isaac Asimov

I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't have to spend my whole life fearing hell, or fearing heaven even more. For whatever the tortures of hell, I think the boredom of heaven would be even worse.

6

David Attenborough

Getting to places like Bangkok or Singapore was a hell of a sweat. But when you got there it was the back of beyond. It was just a series of small tin sheds.

7

Ralph Bakshi

Live action writers will give you a structure, but who the hell is talking about structure? Animation is closer to jazz than some kind of classical stage structure.

8

Roseanne Barr

There's a lot more to being a woman than being a mother, but there's a hell of a lot more to being a mother than most people suspect.

9

Leslie Bibb

I've had some styles that make me wonder what the hell I was thinking. How did I let someone do that to me?

10

Beth Broderick

This one fellow I met at the gym. I went out to dinner with him and he said, 'I've been watching you for a year and I never thought you'd go out with me!' Then he fainted at the dinner table. I didn't know what the hell to make of that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HELL»

Discover the use of hell in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hell and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Road to Hell

In this book, he claims that charities, such as CARE and Save the Children, are less concerned with relief than we think.

Michael Maren, 2009

A Glimpse of Hell: The Explosion on the Uss Iowa and Its ...

Probes the explosion of the center gun on the USS Iowa, a disaster that killed several sailors onboard instantly, and the fouled investigation that took followed, resulting in a large-scale cover-up that almost ruined forever the reputation ...

Charles C. Thompson, 1999

23 Minutes in Hell

The author recounts what he claims is his own personal experience of hell, discussing physical pain, the inhabitants of hell, and the kind of life a Christian must lead in order to avoid going there.

Bill Wiese, 2006

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell

"My name is Tucker Max, and I am an asshole.

Tucker Max, 2009

A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide

Drawing upon exclusive interviews with Washington's top policy makers, access to newly declassified documents, and her own reporting from the modern killing fields, Power provides the answer in "A Problem from Hell," a groundbreaking work ...

Samantha Power, 2007

Hell

This is Hell—a place where three days last as long as 10 years on earth, and people are able to see events in both the future and the past. Yuzo can now see the yakuza that killed him as he harasses a friend of his.

Yasutaka Tsutsui, Evan Emswiler, 2007

When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need to Survive When ...

Survival expert Cody Lundin's new book, When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need To Survive When Disaster Strikes is what every family needs to prepare and educate themselves about survival psychology and the skills necessary to negotiate ...

Cody Lundin, 2007

Snapshots from Hell: The Making of an MBA

Snapshots from Hell answers the question that every prospective MBA student asks -What is business school really like?

Peter Robinson, 1995

Hell

When a human heart in a red box is discovered in a dinghy tied to a dock next to his house, Detective Sam Becket knows that Cal the Hater, the psychotic killer, has returned to haunt his family.

Hilary Norman, 2012

The Long Hard Road Out of Hell

Written with bestselling author Neil Strauss, beautifully designed with dozens of exclusive photographs, and modeled on Dante's Inferno, this edition of The Long Hard Road Out of Hell features a bonus chapter not in the hardcover.

Marilyn Manson, Neil Strauss, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HELL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hell is used in the context of the following news items.

Eurovanity leads Greece from purgatory to hell

History shows that when food becomes scarce, social order begins to break down within 72 hours. This is what modern, wealthy Europe was ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»

Best Shots Advance Reviews: GODZILLA IN HELL #1, BOOK OF …

Godzilla in Hell #1. Written by James Stokoe Art by James Stokoe Lettering by James Stokoe Published by IDW Publishing Review by Oscar ... «Newsarama, Jul 15»

Hell? What's That? - Patheos

Someone once asked the famous mystic Padre Pio, what he thought of modern people who didn't believe in hell. His blunt reply was, “They will ... «Patheos, Jul 15»

'Hell On Wheels' Season 5: Cullen Faces Challenges With Chinese …

Executive Producer John Wirth teases the challenges of Cullen Bohannon, played by Anson Mount, in "Hell on Wheels" Season 5. «International Business Times, Jul 15»

Donald Trump: 'The country is going to hell' - CNNPolitics.com

Donald Trump: 'Our country's going to hell'. By Eric Bradner, CNN. Updated 6:28 PM ET, Tue July 14, 2015. bash trump intv full origwx_00001016 ... «CNN, Jul 15»

7 Days in Hell: The Best Tennis Movie Ever, Indubitably - Netflix Life

7 Days in Hell chronicles the fictional-yet-epic seven-day tennis match between Aaron Williams (Andy Samberg) and Charles Poole (Kit ... «Netflix Life, Jul 15»

Airbnb's new ad campaign is creepy as hell - The Next Web

If you follow Airbnb on Twitter, you might have been greeted with a series of rather strange tweets this morning. airbnb wtf tweets. Creepy, huh? «The Next Web, Jul 15»

Grand County Commissioner Facing Felonies: 'It Has Been Hell …

GRAND COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A long time and well respected Grand County commissioner has been charged with felony charges, and on ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»

Life In Hell: Sleaford Mods Interviewed By Taylor Parkes - The Quietus

“Fucking hell,” he mutters to himself. “It's changed in here...” And so we turn on our heels and head round the corner to a pub which was – or so ... «The Quietus, Jul 15»

Reaction to Daniel Pelka mum's death: 'Hell is too good for her …

Magdalena Luczak, who was sentenced to life in prison alongside her partner Mariusz Krezolek back in August 2013, was found guilty of the ... «Coventry Telegraph, Jul 15»