Definition Of Hell

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Writing my paper over twang was giving me so much hell that I changed the subject to hell. The word hell is a word that is frequently used by people upon certain occasions. The definition of hell is the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; any place or state of torment or misery; something that causes torment or misery. From the above it can be seen that hell has a negative connotation. An examination of the place of punishment, the state of misery or which bring suffering or misery will help define the full meaning of the negative implications for the word hell.
Jesus of Nazareth, teaching as a Jewish Rabbi, mentioned Hell more than a few times. In fact he described Hell as a place …show more content…

Since the husband was spending all their money on alcohol she did not know how she was going to get gas to go to work. Due to his being fired from his job, because of his alcohol addiction, her truck had been repoed while she was at work. Surely this illustrates the concept that hell can be used to describe a state of misery.
“War is Hell”, observed William Tecumseh Sherman as his forces laid waist the Confederate states of Georgia and South Carolina. War is sometimes a necessary state of affairs but it comes at an awful cost. Devastation and ruin, economies wrecked, valuable works of arts destroyed, and civilians and soldiers alike suffering deprivation and misery. This clearly demonstrates the ability for people to bring hell to the lives of others.
To summarize, warfare, substance abuse, and punishment of the wicked are definitely indicators of the negative implications of the word hell. Keep in mind, as stated previously, hell does have a negative connotation. One should not take the word hell lightly and lessen the significance of its meaning. It is a word that should be used with precision. It can be argued that to tell someone to “go to hell” is a phrase that people use without taking into account the full negative connotation of

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