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HELLFIRE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hellfire mean?
• HELLFIRE (noun)
The noun HELLFIRE has 1 sense:
1. a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned
Familiarity information: HELLFIRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
hellfire; red region
Hypernyms ("hellfire" is a kind of...):
Hell; infernal region; Inferno; nether region; perdition; pit ((Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment)
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