FIRE AND BRIMSTONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fire and brimstone mean? 

• FIRE AND BRIMSTONE (noun)
  The noun FIRE AND BRIMSTONE has 1 sense:

1. (Old Testament) God's means of destroying sinners

  Familiarity information: FIRE AND BRIMSTONE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIRE AND BRIMSTONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Old Testament) God's means of destroying sinners

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

his sermons were full of fire and brimstone

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)

 Context examples 

But, was slowly, distinctly read, the fearful, the unbelieving, &c., shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

Deceit is, indeed, a sad fault in a child, said Mr. Brocklehurst; it is akin to falsehood, and all liars will have their portion in the lake burning with fire and brimstone; she shall, however, be watched, Mrs. Reed.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)