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Webster 1913 Edition
Hell
Hell
,Noun.
1.
The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the grave; – called in Hebrew sheol, and by the Greeks hades.
He descended into
hell
. Book of Common Prayer.
Thou wilt not leave my soul in
hell
. Ps. xvi. 10.
2.
The place or state of punishment for the wicked after death; the abode of evil spirits. Hence, any mental torment; anguish.
“Within him hell.” Milton.
It is a knell
That summons thee to heaven or to
That summons thee to heaven or to
hell
. Shakespeare
3.
A place where outcast persons or things are gathered
; as: (a)
A dungeon or prison; also, in certain running games, a place to which those who are caught are carried for detention.
(b)
A gambling house.
“A convenient little gambling hell for those who had grown reckless.” W. Black.
(c)
A place into which a tailor throws his shreds, or a printer his broken type.
Hudibras.
Hell
,Verb.
T.
To overwhelm.
[Obs.]
Spenser.
Webster 1828 Edition
Hell
HELL
,Noun.
1.
The place or state of punishment for the wicked after death. Matt.10. Luke 12. Sin is hell begun, as religion is heaven anticipated.
2.
The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the lower regions, or the grave; called in Hebrew, sheol, and by the Greeks, hades. Ps. 16. Jon.2.3.
The pains of hell, temporal death, or agonies that dying persons feel, or which bring to the brink of the grave. Ps.18.4.
The gates of hell, the power and policy of Satan and his instruments. Matt.16.5.
The infernal powers. While Saul and hell cross'd his strong fate in vain.
6.
The place at a running play to which are carried those who are caught.7.
A place into which a tailor throws his shreds.8.
A dungeon or prison.