Definitions for brimstoneˈbrɪmˌstoʊn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
brim•stoneˈbrɪmˌstoʊn(n.)
(not in technical use)
Category: Chemistry
Ref: sulfur
Origin of brimstone:
bef. 1150; ME brinston, late OE brynstān. See burn1, stone
brim′ston′y(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
brimstone, native sulfur, native sulphur(noun)
an old name for sulfur
Wiktionary
brimstone(Noun)
Sulphur.
brimstone(Noun)
The sulphur of Hell; Hell, damnation.
brimstone(Noun)
Used attributively as an intensifier in exclamations.
brimstone(Noun)
The butterfly Gonepteryx rhamni of the Pieridae family.
brimstone(Adjective)
Composed of or resembling brimstone; about or pertaining to Hell.
Origin: From brimston, bremston, corrupted forms of brinston, brenston, bernston, from brynstan, equivalent to , or . Cognate with brunstane, brennisteinn, Bernstein. Compare also brimfire. More at burn, stone.
Webster Dictionary
Brimstone(verb)
sulphur; See Sulphur
Brimstone(adj)
made of, or pertaining to, brimstone; as, brimstone matches
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
BRIMSTONE
A little bit of Hades, which finds its match on earth and smells to heaven. Better to strike it here than in the hereafter.
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