fire-and-brimstone

[ fahyuhr-uhn-brim-stohn ]

/ ˈfaɪər ənˈbrɪmˌstoʊn /

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adjective

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

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Origin of fire-and-brimstone

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby fire-and-brimstone

Firbank, Firbolg, Firdausi, fire, fire alarm, fire-and-brimstone, fire ant, fire apparatus, fire appliance, fire area, firearm

How to use fire-and-brimstone in a sentence

As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.
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But what is there more irresponsible than playing with the fire of an imagined civil war in the France of today?
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President|Pierre Assouline|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.
In Defense of Blasphemy|Michael Tomasky|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The cameraman was reporting on the factory catching fire when the inevitable happened.
Fireworks Factory Explodes in Colorful Burst|The Daily Beast Video|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Lady Edith is so sad that her sadness nearly set the whole damned house on fire.
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"A camp-fire would hardly flash and die out like that, Sarge," he answered thoughtfully.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
She got up and stood in front of the fire, having her hand on the chimney-piece and looking down at the blaze.
Confidence|Henry James
The fire had been heaped over with earth—to screen it from prying eyes, I suppose, while the good work went on.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
She also practises etching, pen-and-ink drawing, as well as crayon and water-color sketching.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
But, as the keel of the boats touched bottom, each boat-load dashed into the water and then into the enemy's fire.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton

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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