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fire and brimstone en · ADJ

Etymology

Calque of Biblical Hebrew גׇּפְרִ֣ית וָאֵ֑שׁ (gofrit va’esh) and Ancient Greek πυρὸς καὶ θείου (puròs kaì theíou), appearing in both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. "brimstone" is an old word for sulfur.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Referencing or emphasizing the power and wrath of God.
    • The fire-and-brimstone preacher gave the city council a severe tongue-lashing after they voted on a zoning ordinance allowing a new strip club to open.
    • That preacher gave a real fire and brimstone sermon!

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Translations (4)

sv eld och svavel (referencing the wrath of God) · de Straf- (referencing the wrath of God) · fi tulikivenkatkuinen (referencing the wrath of God) · de chiefly in Strafpredigt and Strafprediger (referencing the wrath of God)

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fire and brimstone en · NOUN

Etymology

Calque of Biblical Hebrew גׇּפְרִ֣ית וָאֵ֑שׁ (gofrit va’esh) and Ancient Greek πυρὸς καὶ θείου (puròs kaì theíou), appearing in both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. "brimstone" is an old word for sulfur.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The traditional punishments of Hell.
    • And the third Angel followed them, ſaying with a lowd voice, If any man worship the beaſt and his image, and receiue his marke in his forehead, or in his hand, / The ſame ſhall drinke of the wine of the wrath of God, which is powred out without mixture into the cup of his indignation, and hee ſhall be tormented with fire and brimſtone, in the preſence of the holy Angels, and in the preſence of the Lambe: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 14:9–10:
  2. (colloquial, uncountable) A commotion.
    • "I'll tell J., but we can hardly yank the girl out as well. It would raise fire and brimstone." 1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:

Relateds

rain fire and brimstone · hellfire

Translations (4)

ca foc i sofre (punishment of Hell) · fi tuli ja tulikivi (punishment of Hell) · cs oheň a síra (punishment of Hell) · de Feuer und Schwefel (punishment of Hell)

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