Hell — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. Any of various places so named. A village in Stjørdal municipality, Trøndelag, Norway; was the administrative center of Lånke municipality, which existed until 1962.

   Examples

   Officially the Nordland Railway begins at Hell, but popularly the whole route north of Trondheim is so called.

2. Any of various places so named. A locality in West Bay, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.

3. Any of various places so named. A ghost town in Riverside County, California, United States.

4. Any of various places so named. An unincorporated community in Putnam Township, Livingston County, Michigan, United States.

Noun

1. (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment

   Synonyms

   perditionInfernoinfernal regionnether regionpit

   Antonyms

   Heaven

   Broader terms

   imaginary placemythical placefictitious place

   Examples

   a demon from the depths of the pit

2. (religion) the world of the dead

   Synonyms

   Hadesinfernal regionnetherworldScheolunderworldSheol

   Broader terms

   imaginary placemythical placefictitious place