fire and brimstone
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fire and brimstone
n.
1. The punishment of hell.
2. Vehement rhetoric, especially homiletic rhetoric describing or warning of the punishments of hell.
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fire and brimstone
- Eternal punishment in hell (from Genesis 19:24 and Revelation 19:20).See also related terms for hell.
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Noun | 1. | fire and brimstone - (Old Testament) God's means of destroying sinners; "his sermons were full of fire and brimstone" Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible eternal damnation, damnation - the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell |
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