fire-and-brimstone

American  

[fahyuhr-uhn-brim-stohn] / ˈfaɪər ənˈbrɪmˌstoʊn /

adjective

1. threatening punishment in the hereafter.

   a fire-and-brimstone sermon.

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fire-and-brimstone British  

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of fire-and-brimstone

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

A fire-and-brimstone Pentecostal preacher, Swaggart bragged he had more followers than Oral Roberts or Jim Bakker, lived a luxuriant life on a 100-acre compound in Baton Rouge, La., and whooshed off to evangelistic crusades in a private jet with a fleet of 18-wheelers, loaded with musical instruments and television equipment, rumbling down the highway below.

From Los Angeles Times

From that point on, Dr Lee says, Lee dialled back on the controversial, fire-and-brimstone approach for which he had become notorious – opting instead to play it safe and keep a low profile.

From BBC

Emerson’s sermons are not all fire-and-brimstone.

From Seattle Times

A kind of fire-and-brimstone sitcom with a tone somewhere between the gloomy wit of “Bojack Horseman” and the wry, whimsical misanthropy of “Don’t Trust the B____ in Apartment 23,” the series is both dark and cheerful, thrumming with upbeat verve while also tackling turbulent issues.

From New York Times

The surroundings couldn’t be more different from their usual fire-and-brimstone aesthetics.

From Los Angeles Times