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burn in hell en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, offensive) An expression of anger and contempt directed at someone, especially after that individual has committed a very serious crime or transgression.
    • Wrex: I say every human can burn in hell now--and you'll be there to greet them! 2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel:
  2. (literally) To spend the afterlife suffering in hell.
    • For some people, salvation is little more than fire insurance— they don't care about this life, they just don't want to burn in hell. 2011, Max Lucado, 3:16 Participant's Guide: The Numbers of Hope, →ISBN:
    • Ted could die and burn in hell as far as I was concerned. 2011, Joyce Turner, Pain Through A Child's Eyes, →ISBN, page 136:
    • I was only about eight years old but the message was loud and clear, “If you die without knowing Jesus as your savior, you will burn in hell for eternity!” 2012, Bill Petite, A Rose in the Desert, →ISBN:

Forms

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burnt in hell Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
burnt in hell Tense=Past lexicographic
burns in hell Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
burning in hell Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
burned in hell Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
burned in hell Tense=Past lexicographic