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| Abaddon |
in the Old Testament, a place of destruction; abode of the wicked dead; hell. [1/2 definitions] |
| curse |
to express the desire that some misfortune might affect (someone or something), esp. the misfortune of damnation to hell. [1/9 definitions] |
| damn |
in theology, to condemn to suffering in hell. [1/11 definitions] |
| damned |
condemned, esp. to hell. [1/4 definitions] |
| devil |
(often cap.) in Christian theology, the chief spirit of evil, master of Hell, and enemy of God; Satan (prec. by "the"). [1/8 definitions] |
| Divine Comedy |
a rhymed medieval Italian epic poem written by Dante Alighieri, describing his imaginary progression from Hell through Purgatory to Paradise. |
| Hades |
(often l.c.) the place of punishment for the wicked after death; hell. [1/3 definitions] |
| heck |
(informal) a less offensive variant of the interjection "hell". |
| hellfire |
the punishments of hell. |
| hellish |
pertaining to or having attributes of hell; dreadful; miserable; wicked. |
| infernal |
of or pertaining to hell or the world of the dead. [2/3 definitions] |
| inferno |
hell. [2 definitions] |
| limbo1 |
(often cap.) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. [1/2 definitions] |
| nether |
of or pertaining to death or hell. [1/2 definitions] |
| nether world |
the world of the dead; underworld; hell. |
| perdition |
the destination of doomed souls; hell. [1/3 definitions] |
| Stygian |
(often l.c.) like hell; horrible. [1/3 definitions] |
| sulfurous |
of, pertaining to, or evoking hell or its fires. [1/3 definitions] |
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