- hades⇄hades, noun.
(Informal.) hell.
Ex. What the hades are you waiting there for? (Arnold Bennett). - Hades⇄Hades, noun.
1. (Greek Mythology.)
a. the home of the dead, a gloomy place below the earth.
b. the ruler of the lower world, identified with the Roman god Pluto.
2. the home or state of the dead, sometimes construed as ?purgator