Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HEL-IS-PHER'IC, or HEL-IS-PHER'IC-AL, a. [helix and sphere.]

Spiral. The helispherical line is the rhomb line in navigation, so called because on the globe it winds round the pole spirally, coming nearer and nearer to it, but never terminating in it. Harris.

HE'LIX, n. [Gr. ἑλιξ, a winding.]

1. A spiral line; a winding; or something that is spiral; as, a winding staircase in architecture, or a caulicule or little volute under the flowers of the Corinthian capital. In anatomy, the whole circuit or extent of the auricle, or external border of the ear. Encyc.
2. In zoology, the snail-shell.

HELL, n. [Sax. hell, helle; G. hölle; D. hel, helle; Sw. helvete; Dan. helvede. Qu. hole, a deep place, or from Sax. helan, to cover.]

1. The place or state of punishment for the wicked after death. Matth. x. Luke xii. Sin is hell begun, as religion is heaven anticipated. J. Lathrop.
2. The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the lower regions, or the grave; called in Hebrew, sheol, and by the Greeks, hades. Ps. xvi. Jon. ii.
3. The pains of hell, temporal death, or agonies that dying persons feel, or which bring to the brink of the grave. Ps. xviii.
4. The gates of hell, the power and policy of Satan and his instruments. Math. xvi.
5. The infernal powers. While Saul and hell cross'd his strong fate in vain. Cowley.
6. The place at a running play to which are carried those who are caught. Sidney.
7. A place into which a tailor throws his shreds. Hudibras.
8. A dungeon or prison. [Obs.]

HEL-LAN'O-DIC, n. [Gr. ελλην and δικη.]

In ancient Greece, a judge of the games, exercises or combats, who decided to which of the candidates the prizes belonged.

HELL'-BEND-ER, n.

A name given to the large North American salamander.

HELL'-BLACK, a.

Black as hell. Shak.

HELL'-BORN, a.

Born in hell.

HELL'-BRED, a.

Produced in hell. Spenser.

HELL'-BREW-ED, a.

Prepared in hell.

HELL'-BROTH, n.

A composition for infernal purposes. Shak.

HELL'-CAT, n.

A witch; a hag. Middleton.

HELL'-CON-FOUND'ING, a.

Defeating the infernal powers. Buaum.

HELL'-DOOM-ED, a.

Doomed or consigned to hell. Milton.

HEL'LE-BORE, n. [L. helleborus; Gr. ελλεβορος.]

The name of several plants of different genera, the most important of which are the black hellebore, Christmas rose, or Christmas flower, of the genus Helleborus, and the white hellebore, of the genus Veratrum. Both are acrid and poisonous, and are used in medicine as evacuants and alteratives. Cyc.

HEL'LE-BO-RISM, n.

A medicinal preparation of hellebore. Farrand.

HEL-LE'NI-AN, or HEL-LEN'IC, a. [Gr. ελληνικος, ελληνιος.]

Pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece, so called from Hellas, in Greece, or from Hellen.

HEL'LEN-ISM, n. [Gr. ελληνισμος.]

A phrase in the idiom, genius or construction of the Greek language. Addison.

HEL'LEN-IST, n. [Gr. ελληνιστης.]

1. A Grecian Jew; a Jew who used the Greek language. Campbell. Encyc.
2. One skilled in the Greek language.

HEL-LEN-IS'TIC, a.

Pertaining to the Hellenists. The Hellenistic language was the Greek spoken or used by the Jews who lived in Egypt and other countries, where the Greek language prevailed. Campbell.

HEL-LEN-IS'TIC-AL-LY, adv.

According to the Hellenistic dialect. Gregory.

HEL'LEN-IZE, v.i.

To use the Greek language. Hammond.

HEL'LES-PONT, n.

A narrow strait between Europe and Asia, now called the Dardanelles; a part of the passage between the Euxine and the Egean sea.

HEL-LES-PONT'INE, a.

Pertaining to the Hellespont. Mitford.

HELL'-GOV-ERN-ED, a.

Directed by hell. Shak.

HELL'-HAG, n.

A hag of hell.