English Explanatory Dictionary

fire and brimstone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The traditional punishments of Hell.
  2. A commotion.
adj
  1. Referencing or emphasizing the power and wrath of God.

Word forms

fire and brimstone fire-and-brimstone

Etymology

Calque of Biblical Hebrew גׇּפְרִ֣ית וָאֵ֑שׁ (gofrit va’esh) and Ancient Greek πυρὸς καὶ θείου (puròs kaì theíou), appearing in both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. "brimstone" is an old word for sulfur.

Related words

rain fire and brimstone hellfire
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