Dictionary: HELL'-BRED – HELL'ISH-NESS

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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.

HELL'-HAT-ED, a.

Abhorred as hell. Shak.

HELL'-HAUNT-ED, a.

Haunted by the devil. Dryden.

HELL'-HOUND, n.

A dog of hell; an agent of hell. Dryden. Milton.

HEL'LI-ER, n.

A tiler or slater. [See Hele.] [Not in use.]

HELL'ISH, a.

  1. Pertaining to hell. Sidney.
  2. Like hell in qualities; infernal; malignant; wicked; detestable. South.

HELL'ISH-LY, adv.

Infernally; with extreme malignity; wickedly; detestably. Bp. Barlow.

HELL'ISH-NESS, n.

The qualities of hell or of its inhabitants; extreme wickedness, malignity, or impiety.