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(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
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"Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton
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a demon from the depths of the pit
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"Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson
• Syn: ↑Hell, ↑perdition, ↑Inferno, ↑infernal region, ↑pit
• Topics: ↑Christianity, ↑Christian religion
• Hypernyms: ↑imaginary place, ↑mythical place, ↑fictitious place
• Hyponyms: ↑Gehenna, ↑Tartarus, ↑hellfire, ↑red region
Useful english dictionary. 2012.