(noun)
any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits"
a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes"
(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffereternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson
(religion) the world of the dead; "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-Theognis