fire-and-brimstone

[ fahyuh r-uh n-brim-stohn ]

/ ˈfaɪər ənˈbrɪmˌstoʊn /

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adjective

threatening punishment in the hereafter: a fire-and-brimstone sermon.

Nearby words

fire trail, fire truck, fire up, fire walking, fire watcher, fire-and-brimstone, fire-cure, fire-eater, fire-eaters, fire-engine red, fire-extinguisher

Origin of fire-and-brimstone

First recorded in 1795–1805

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Examples from the Web for fire-and-brimstone

Mrs. Lincoln, who is a bit of a Bible-thumper, is strongly depicted in the film instead as a fire-and-brimstone conservative.
‘Beautiful Creatures’: 14 Notable Differences From the Book to the Screen|Jean Trinh|February 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Rick Santorum is a loyal soldier, but not a party leader—he might actually believe the fire-and-brimstone stuff.
George H.W. Bush Endorsed Romney? Big Surprise, They’re Cut From the Same Cloth|John Avlon|March 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Despite provoking some fire-and-brimstone responses, I didn't plan to look back at Sodom.
Avoiding Sodom: It's About Policy, Not Charity|Gershom Gorenberg|September 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Why don't the adherents of the fire-and-brimstone theory picture hell as a place where we can never act on impulse?
The Rest Hollow Mystery|Rebecca N. Porter

A rain of fire-and-brimstone that falls alike upon the just and such of the unjust as have not procured shelter by evicting them.
The Devil's Dictionary|Ambrose Bierce
Why has not some one already written a fire-and-brimstone romance about them?
Prose Idylls|Charles Kingsley

British Dictionary definitions for fire-and-brimstone

fire-and-brimstone

adjective

(of a sermon, preacher, etc) zealous, esp in threatening eternal damnation

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