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