The place of spiritual punishment and/or purification for the wicked dead in Judaism is not referred to as Hell, but as Gehinnom or She'ol. According to most sources, the period of punishment or [..]

1 Hell in some religions, the place where bad people are sent to suffer for ever when they die. The place where good people are believed to go is called Heaven.Synonyms and related words Heaven a [..]

also Hell, Old English hel, helle, "nether world, abode of the dead, infernal regions, place of torment for the wicked after death," from Proto-Germanic *haljo "the underworld" (so [..]

hadephobia/stygiophobia

any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the [..]

a place of misery

A general term referring to the influence that Greek Pagan culture had on other societies between the time of Alexander the Great (333 BCE) to 76 BCE when the Romans rose to power. Judaism was profoun [..]

In the Old Testament this is the word generally and unfortunately used by our translators to render the Hebrew Sheol . It really means the place of the dead, the unseen world, without deciding whether [..]

gehenem

If you dream of being in hell, you will fall into temptations, which will almost wreck you financially and morally. To see your friends in hell, denotes distress and burdensome cares. You will hear of the misfortune of some friend. To dream of crying in hell, denotes the powerlessness of friends to extricate you from the snares of enemies.   

A discordant state of being.

(n) any place of pain and turmoil(n) a cause of difficulty and suffering(n) (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment(n) (religion) the world of [..]

According to Mohammedan faith, there are seven hells—

This word occurs eighteen times in the New Testament. In nine instances the Greek word is Hads; in eight instances it is Gehenna; and in one it is Tartarus.

Classic authors tell us that the Inferno is encompassed by five rivers: Ach&echeck;ron, Coc&ymacr;tus, Styx, Phleg&echeck;thon, and Leth. Acheron from the Greek achos-reo, grief-flowing; C [..]

adj bright

The place where the wicked people and the evil angels go for punishment according to Christian teachings. There are various differences in belief on the following: If it is a real place. Wher [..]

Anarchy in heaven, especially in hada, the lowest heaven, where angels torment one another. When an earthly tyrant dies, evil spirits seize his newborn spirit for vengeance's sake, and cast him into hell.

The area underneath the stage where the stage trap door leads. It might be used for graveyard scenes by Shakespeare’s company, as a tomb or a place from where devils or witches appear.

Abode of devils and bad spirits, a place of wickedness and torment.

Hel|lang=en Hela|lang=en hell|lang=en Any of various towns so named.