hellfire

Thân thiện

A preacher warns his congregation about the torments of hellfire.

Definition

Noun: 1. The fire or flames of hell; eternal fire as punishment: A place or state of everlasting fire and torment believed in some religions to be the punishment for the damned or sinful after death.

Usage

• The preacher warned the congregation about the terrors of hellfire awaiting sinners.
• In many religious texts, hellfire is described as an unquenchable fire.
• The concept of hellfire is often used to encourage moral behavior.

Advanced Usage

• "Hellfire and brimstone": A phrase used to describe a style of preaching or rhetoric that vividly emphasizes the punishment and torments of hell, often to frighten listeners into repentance.
  • The minister delivered a hellfire and brimstone sermon that left the audience in solemn silence.

Variants and Related Words

• Hell (n): The abode of the dead or the place of punishment for the wicked in various religions.
• Inferno (n): A large, intensely hot fire; often used poetically to refer to hell or a hellish place.
• Damnation (n): Condemnation to eternal punishment in hell.

Synonyms

• Eternal fire
• The inferno
• The flames of hell
• Perdition (in the sense of a state of eternal punishment)

Related Idioms

• "Hellfire and damnation": Similar to "hellfire and brimstone," expressing vehement condemnation or a warning of severe punishment.
  • He shouted hellfire and damnation at the corrupt officials.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned

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