| 释义 |
fire and brimstone
fire and brimstonen.1. The punishment of hell.2. Vehement rhetoric, especially homiletic rhetoric describing or warning of the punishments of hell.fire and brimstone - Eternal punishment in hell (from Genesis 19:24 and Revelation 19:20).See also related terms for hell.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | 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 Bibleeternal damnation, damnation - the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell |
fire and brimstone
fire and brimstone1. noun The misery that one faces in hell. Unrepentant criminals better prepare themselves for fire and brimstone after death.2. noun Intense speech about the misery that one faces in hell. You're just scaring the kids with all this fire and brimstone.3. adjective Describing such speech. You're just scaring the kids with all this fire and brimstone talk.See also: and, firefire and brimstone the supposed torments of hell. In the Bible, fire and brimstone are the means of divine punishment for the wicked (see, for example, Genesis 19:24 or Revelation 21:8). Brimstone (from the Old English word brynstan meaning ‘burning stone’) is an archaic word for ‘sulphur’ and is now rarely found outside this phrase.See also: and, firefire and brimstone
Words related to fire and brimstonenoun (Old Testament) God's means of destroying sinnersRelated Words- Old Testament
- eternal damnation
- damnation
|