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(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment

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  1. n. (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
  2. n. any place of pain and turmoil
  3. n. a very intense and uncontrolled fire
  4. The infernal regions; hell. Also used fig. At each sudden explosion in the inferno below they sprang back from the brink [of the volcanic crater]. D. C. Worcester.
  5. The infernal regions; hell. Also used fig.
  6. n:100 n any place of pain and turmoil; n a very intense and uncontrolled fire n (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment