Phrase guide
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adj
Referencing or emphasizing the power and wrath of God.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
The traditional punishments of Hell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
A commotion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, uncountable
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noun
(Old Testament) God's means of destroying sinners
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: damnation, eternal damnation
History
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.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
