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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHölle
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hœlə
"Die Menschen fürchten sich vor der Hölle."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A place regarded in various religions as a spiritual realm of evil and suffering.
"Many believe that those who commit grave sins will be punished in hell." - 2
A state of extreme distress or torment.
"After losing his job, he felt like he was living in hell."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'hell', of Germanic origin, and related to Old Norse 'hel' (the underworld and goddess of the dead) and German 'Hölle'. Ultimately rooted in the Proto-Germanic '*haljō', meaning 'the concealed or covered place' (from the root *hel-, 'to cover or hide'). Historically evolving from a mythological underworld to the theological realm of eternal damnation in Christian tradition, and eventually into a common colloquial intensifier.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hell" is said worldwide
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Enfer
Transliteration: ɑ̃.fɛʁ
"Il croit que les pécheurs iront en enfer."
Hölle
Transliteration: hœlə
"Die Menschen fürchten sich vor der Hölle."
Inferno
Transliteration: inˈfɛrno
"Molti credono che i peccatori andranno all'inferno."
Infierno
Transliteration: inˈfjerno
"Se dice que los pecadores irán al infierno."
Inferno
Transliteration: ĩˈfɛʁnu
"Acredita-se que os pecadores irão para o inferno."
नरक
Transliteration: narak
"कहा जाता है कि पापियों को नरक में भेजा जाएगा।"
地狱
Transliteration: dì yù
"人们相信罪犯会被送入地狱。"
지옥
Transliteration: jiok
"죄인들은 지옥에 간다고 믿습니다."
地獄
Transliteration: jigoku
"罪人は地獄に送られると言われています。"
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