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r death; the grave; -- called in Hebrew sheol, and by the Greeks hades. He descended into hell. Book of Common Prayer. Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell. Ps. xvi. 10.

A witch; a hag. Middleton.

The dabchick.

Haunted by devils; hellish. Dryden.

A judge or umpire in games or combats.

A large North American aquatic salamander (Protonopsis horrida or Menopoma Alleghaniensis). It is very voracious and very tenacious of life. Also called alligator, and water dog.

Born in or of hell. Shak.

Produced in hell. Spenser.

Prepared in hell. Milton.

A composition for infernal purposes; a magical preparation. Shak.

Doomed to hell. Milton.

A genus of perennial herbs (Helleborus) of the Crowfoot family, mostly having powerfully cathartic and even poisonous qualities. H. niger is the European black hellebore, or Christmas rose, blossoming in winter or earliest spring. H. officinalis was the officinal hellebore of the ancients.

A poisonous glucoside accompanying helleborin in several species of hellebore, and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a bittersweet taste. It has a strong action on the heart, resembling digitalin.

A poisonous glucoside found in several species of hellebore, and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a sharp tingling taste. It possesses the essential virtues of the plant; -- called also elleborin.

The practice or theory of using hellebore as a medicine.

A native of either ancient or modern Greece; a Greek. Brewer.

Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or Greeks.

Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece; Greek; Grecian. "The Hellenic forces." Jowett (Thucyd. ).

A phrase or form of speech in accordance with genius and construction or idioms of the Greek language; a Grecism. Addison.

One skilled in the Greek language and literature; as, the critical Hellenist.