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hell

/hɛl/ · 4 letters · 3 distinct letters

  1. noun

    any place of pain and turmoil

    the hell of battle

  2. noun

    a cause of difficulty and suffering

    war is hell

  3. noun

    (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment;, John Milton; ; -Dr. Johnson

    Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell

  4. noun

    (religion) the world of the dead; -Theognis

    No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth

  5. noun

    violent and excited activity

    they began to fight like sin

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