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Haides, formed from the root fid, to see, and a privative, denotes an invisible, hidden, and dark place; thus it is similar to the term hell.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
If my life, sixteen years ago, was not hell upon earth, I do not know what you call hell.

The Personal Touch J. Wilbur Chapman
The attempt to force human beings to despise themselves is what I call hell.

Books, Inq. — The Epilogue 2009
Man, oh man - do I ever understand phone call hell.

The Nervous Breakdown 2010
COLLINS: Families in fear in a place some call hell.

CNN Transcript Aug 1, 2007 2007
Actually, 9-11 was caused by an idea, an invention we call hell.

Think Progress » New ABC Docudrama Blames Clinton For 9/11, Praises Bush 2006
The Latin infernus (inferum, inferi), the Greek Hades, and the Hebrew sheol correspond to the word hell.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
The gay dating site ad gets slapped down, and now this gets slapped down over the word hell.

Joystiq [PlayStation] 2010
The gay dating site ad gets slapped down, and now this gets slapped down over the word hell.

Joystiq 2010
The pitiful cries of toddlers and babies drove emergency teams to tear through cement walls with their bare hands to enter a place they described as hell.

Daily Express 2009