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fire and brimstone
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fire and brimstone
n.
1. The punishment of hell.
2. Homiletic rhetoric describing or warning of the punishment of hell.
fire and brimstone - Eternal punishment in hell (from Genesis 19:24 and Revelation 19:20).
See also related terms for hell.
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Noun1.fire and brimstone - (Old Testament) God's means of destroying sinners; "his sermons were full of fire and brimstone"
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
eternal damnation, damnation - the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell
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