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fire and brim·stone
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Princeton's WordNet
fire and brimstonenoun
(Old Testament) God's means of destroying sinners
"his sermons were full of fire and brimstone"
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fire and brimstonenoun
The traditional punishments of Hell.
fire and brimstoneadjective
Referencing the power or wrath of God.
fire and brimstoneadjective
Stereotypical descriptive for a charismatic clergyman who stresses the power or wrath of God, literal interpretation of the Bible and traditional punishments of Hell.
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fire and brimstone
Fire and brimstone is a phrase commonly used in the Bible representing God's wrath or punishment. The term is explicitly associated with divine punishment of the wicked, especially in the context of the Last Judgment. It symbolizes torment, eternal damnation, and utter destruction. However, it can also be used more broadly to denote any severe punishment or ordeal.
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Fire and brimstone
Fire and brimstone is an idiomatic expression of signs of God's wrath in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. In the Bible, they often appear in reference to the fate of the unfaithful. "Brimstone," the archaic name for sulfur, evokes the acrid odor of volcanic activity. The term is also used, sometimes pejoratively, to describe a style of Christian preaching that uses vivid descriptions of judgment and eternal damnation to encourage repentance.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fire and brimstone in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fire and brimstone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of fire and brimstone in a Sentence
In a way, without fire and brimstone, this is a natural disaster, a technological failure and natural disaster.
I had just liberated fire and brimstone by taking these two clear chemicals and putting them together, and that led me to becoming a chemistry major in college.
Translations for fire and brimstone
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- StrafpredigtGerman
- fajro kaj sulfuroEsperanto
- fuego y azufreSpanish
- [[tuli]] [[ja]] [[tulikivi]], tulikivenkatkuinenFinnish
- api dan belerangIndonesian
- אש וגופריתHebrew
- ignis et sulphurLatin
- fogo e enxofrePortuguese
- eld och svavelSwedish
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