The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hell \Hell\, n. [AS. hell; akin to D. hel, OHG. hella, G. h["o]lle, Icel. hal, Sw. helfvete, Dan. helvede, Goth. halja, and to AS. helan to conceal. ???. Cf. Hele, v. t., Conceal, Cell, Helmet, Hole, Occult.]
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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.
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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 hell.
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A place where outcast persons or things are gathered; as:
A dungeon or prison; also, in certain running games, a place to which those who are caught are carried for detention.
A gambling house. ``A convenient little gambling hell for those who had grown reckless.''
--W. Black.-
A place into which a tailor throws his shreds, or a printer his broken type.
--Hudibras.Gates of hell. (Script.) See Gate, n.,
Wikipedia
The Gates of Hell is a sculpture by Auguste Rodin.
Gates of Hell or Gate of Hell may also refer to:
- Gates of hell, one of various legendary geographic locations
- Gate of Hell (film), a 1953 Japanese samurai film
- City of the Living Dead, a 1980 Italian horror film
- The Gates of Hell (1986 novel), a novel by C. J. Cherryh and Janet Morris in the fantasy series Heroes in Hell
- The Gates of Hell (Livingston novel), an upcoming historical fiction/fantasy novel by Michael Livingston
- Another name for Door to Hell, a burning natural gas deposit near Derweze, Turkmenistan
The gates of hell are various places on the surface of the world that have acquired a legendary reputation for being entrances to the underworld. Often they are found in regions of unusual geological activity, particularly volcanic areas, or sometimes at lakes, caves or mountains.
Usage examples of "gates of hell".
We have been close to the open gates of hell this night, and the shapes of darkness have gathered close about us - aye, they followed him to the very door - but we have brought the great magician back to life.
The Gates of Hell were opening, and the final battle and final test for humanity was at hand.
The ones who would open the gates of Hell and let the demonic forces in to overrun us.
It is also written in the holy books that the gates of Hell will be reopened one day by the evil ones known as the Seven Who Wait, who roam World supervising the misery of human existence and take joy in inflicting it.
The rail thing I don't know much about but I can't see any but good from it, but the broadcast system tells me that ten years from today the Gates of Hell will be opened, and without even a risk to the Seven.
And I would find a way to die, even if it meant I had to remember everything, every painful moment of what I'd suffered when death should have come to me, when death should have been granted, when the Ladder to Heaven might have fallen down, or at least the Gates of Hell swung wide.
Trusted that he'd be there for them, to the cold gates of hell and beyond, as they were for him.
Jesus promised He would build it and the gates of hell would not prevail against it.