Hell and Punishment

Hell

Hell noun - The place of punishment for the wicked after death.

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Punishment and hell are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Punishment" instead a noun "Hell".

Nearby Words: hellish, hellion

Punishment noun - Suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense.

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Hell and punishment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hell" instead a noun "Punishment".

good	good hell	good punishment
physical	physical hell	physical punishment
full	full hell	full punishment
special	special hell	special punishment
Other adjectives: typical, appropriate, brutal, actual, real, little, terrible, traditional, possible, worst, self-inflicted.

The film Giant Spider Invasion, as immortalized by Mystery Science Theater 3000, features a recurring preacher who, despite only getting a short scene in the beginning of the movie, continues to rant about demons from hell and the punishment of Man through the movie up until the credits.

Source: As the Good Book Says
While technically not a hell realm in that it was not created specifically for punishment, many souls there ARE imprisoned as punishment.

Source: Hell Is War
Hell is not a place for punishment of sins as such: souls are lured there simply by the temptation of solving puzzles.

Source: The Legions of Hell

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