Noun
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noisy and unrestrained mischief
"raising blazes"
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violent and excited activity
"they began to fight like sin"
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(religion) the world of the dead
"No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-Theognis
- infernal region - scheol -
(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil
where sinners suffer eternal 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
- infernal region - nether region -
a cause of difficulty and suffering
"war is hell"
"go to blazes"
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any place of pain and turmoil
"the hell of battle"
"the inferno of the engine room"
"when you're alone Christmas is the pits"
- hell on earth - snake pit - the pits