Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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}.]
   1. 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.  --Ps. xvi. 10.

   2. 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.                                 --Shak.

   3. A place where outcast persons or things are gathered; as:
      (a) A dungeon or prison; also, in certain running games, a
          place to which those who are caught are carried for
          detention.
      (b) A gambling house. ``A convenient little gambling hell
          for those who had grown reckless.'' --W. Black.
      (c) A place into which a tailor throws his shreds, or a
          printer his broken type. --Hudibras.

   {Gates of hell}. (Script.) See {Gate}, n., 4.