FIRE AND BRIMSTONE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Old Testament) God's means of destroying sinners

Example:

his sermons were full of fire and brimstone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("fire and brimstone" is a kind of...):

damnation; eternal damnation (the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell)

Domain category:

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)

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