hell realm

noun

A hellish dimension or state; the realm of existence in the wheel of life associated with maximum suffering, anger, and conflict.

Meanings

hell realm1

nounhell realm (plural hell realms)

plural hell realms · alternative hell-realm · alternative Hell realm · alternative Hell-realm · alternative Hell Realm · alternative Hell-Realm

  1. A hellish dimension or state; the realm of existence in the wheel of life associated with maximum suffering, anger, and conflict.

    In the hell realm, the worst place, you find the most suffering.

    2010, N. Sabir, Heaven Hell Or??, page 246
    2 more examples

    These packed-together figures are popping out of the ground of the hell realm.

    2016, Samuel Bercholz, A Guided Tour of Hell: A Graphic Memoir, page 123

    Later, the next day, I realized that the hell realm had been my best classroom.

    2017, Ralph Metzner, Ecology of Consciousness

Hell Realm2

nounHell Realm (plural Hell Realms)

plural Hell Realms

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hell realm.

    The Hell Realm is the most terrible of the Six Realms.

    2012, Frank Wong, The Path to Mysterious Tibet, page 30
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    Hell Realm people compete. They are quite often consultants – primarily because they can't work in any one place too long without getting fired. What makes a Hell Realm person especially frustrating, apart from the discomfort associated with working with them, is that they seem to have a phenomenal capability for work.

    2013, Akong Tulku Rinpoche, Dona Witten, Enlightened Management

    The denizens of the Hell Realm are trapped in states of unbearable rage and anxiety.

    2018, Gabor Maté, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction

Hell realm3

nounHell realm (plural Hell realms)

plural Hell realms

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hell realm.

    Azaiel had languished in the Hell realm for eons, but two years ago he'd been retrieved and now was on trial for his sins.

    2017, Juliana Stone, Wicked Road To Hell
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    Observing its conditions helps me better understand the Hell realm and how it works, and I blush to realize how often I have visited that realm during my alive time.

    2016, Richard Leviton, The Green Knight Expedition

    In his collection Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, author Pu Songling describes people who are chosen from birth to move between the earthly realm and the Hell realm, functioning essentially as tax collectors for the damned.

    2021, M. Belanger, The Dictionary of Demons: Expanded & Revised
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