Meaning 1neutral · 82%
In some religions, a place or state of punishment after death.
Natural examples
In der Geschichte muss der Bösewicht in die Hölle.
In the story, the villain must go to hell.
Der Roman beschreibt die Hölle als dunklen Ort.
The novel portrays hell as a dark place.
In der Predigt wurde die Hölle als Ort ewiger Verdammnis beschrieben.
The sermon described hell as a place of eternal damnation.
Usage note
Hölle is feminine; informally it also intensifies descriptions, as in höllischer Lärm. Religious ideas differ.
Mini-lesson: Hölle
In some religions, a place or state of punishment after death. Hölle is feminine; informally it also intensifies descriptions, as in höllischer Lärm. Religious ideas differ.
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