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Meaning of "fire-and-brimstone" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FIRE-AND-BRIMSTONE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIRE-AND-BRIMSTONE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fire-And-Brimstone is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FIRE-AND-BRIMSTONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fire-and-brimstone

Fire and brimstone

Fire and brimstone is an idiomatic expression of signs of God's wrath in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. In the Bible, they often appear in reference to the fate of the unfaithful. "Brimstone," the archaic name for sulfur, evokes the acrid odor of volcanic activity. The term is also used, sometimes pejoratively, to describe a style of Christian preaching that uses vivid descriptions of judgment and eternal damnation to encourage repentance.

Definition of fire-and-brimstone in the English dictionary

The definition of fire-and-brimstone in the dictionary is zealous, esp in threatening eternal damnation.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIRE-AND-BRIMSTONE

fire sale
fire screen
fire service
fire ship
fire station
fire trail
fire truck
fire walking
fire watcher
fire watching
fire-and-forget
fire-cure
fire-damaged
fire-eater
fire-eating
fire-extinguisher
fire-retardant
fireable
firearm
firearmed

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIRE-AND-BRIMSTONE

Blackstone
cornerstone
firestone
gemstone
Gladstone
hearthstone
histone
keystone
kill two birds with one stone
limestone
Livingstone
Maidstone
milestone
rhinestone
rolling stone
sandstone
stepping stone
stone
tombstone
tone
Yellowstone

Synonyms and antonyms of fire-and-brimstone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fire-and-brimstone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIRE-AND-BRIMSTONE

Find out the translation of fire-and-brimstone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fire-and-brimstone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fire-and-brimstone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

发射后硫磺
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fuego y azufre
570 millions of speakers

English

fire-and-brimstone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आग और गन्धक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النار و الكبريت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пожаро-и - сера
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fogo e enxofre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আগুন-এবং-গন্ধক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

feu - et - soufre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Api dan belerang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Feuer - und - Schwefel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

火災·アンド·硫黄
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

화재 - 및 - 유황
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Geni lan walirang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lửa và diêm sinh -
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தீ மற்றும் கந்தகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आग आणि गंधक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yangın ve-kükürt
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fire - and- zolfo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fire- and- cytrynek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пожежо - і - сірка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

foc - si - pucioasă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φωτιά και θειάφι -
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vuur-en- swawel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

brand - och - svavel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brann - og - svovel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fire-and-brimstone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIRE-AND-BRIMSTONE»

The term «fire-and-brimstone» is normally little used and occupies the 112.470 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIRE-AND-BRIMSTONE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fire-and-brimstone

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIRE-AND-BRIMSTONE»

Discover the use of fire-and-brimstone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fire-and-brimstone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fire & Brimstone: A Novel
Chris Desmereaux has her own special relationship with God.
Laurinda D. Brown, 2004
2
Fire and Brimstone: The North Butte Mining Disaster of 1917
Fire and Brimstone recounts the remarkable stories of both the men below ground and their families above, focusing on two groups of miners who made the incredible decision to entomb themselves to escape the gas.
Michael Punke, 2013
3
Fire and Brimstone-Reality: To Live Or Die
This very personal book follows the author's transformation from atheist to Christian at age 56 through a direct intervention by God. It includes the author's testimony of these events that brought faith into his life.
J. D. James, 2012
4
Fire and Brimstone
In typical Puritan evangelistic fashion he warns sinners to flee from the wrath to come. To do so, he sets out the theme of "fire and brimstone" as it has never been done before, showing first the punishment upon wicked Sodom.
Thomas Vincent, 1999
5
Dead Lands: Fire and Brimstone
Whether your character's a Buddhist monk, a frontier Rabbi, or a soapbox preacher, this book has what you need.
John Goff, Matt Tice, Matt Forbeck, 1998
6
The Apocalypse Explained, According to the Spiritual Sense: ...
Again in David : " Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and the burning wind -. this shall be the portion of their cup" (Psalm xi. 6). By these words is signified, that the impious are destroyed by their own evils originating in  ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, Robert Hindmarsh, 1859
7
I Never Knew That Was in the Bible
FIRE AND BRIMSTONE The expression “fire and brimstone” refers to God's extreme judgment on sin. The expressions “fire and brimstone” and “brimstone and fire” occur several times in the KJV, first of all in the punishment sent on Sodom ...
Martin Manser, 2000
8
Fire and Brimstone: (Dan Starkey Book 5)
When billionaire's daughter Alison Wolff disappears following a massacre at a party, nobody knows if she has been kidnapped or killed.
Bateman,, 2013
9
Fire and Brimstone
Heaven or Hell - let's rock! Richard Moore, the celebrated creator of Far West and Boneyard, brings inspiration divine - and not so divine - with the tale of Fire and Brimstone, a fallen angel and a (slightly) risen demoness.
‎2009
10
Drama of the Age
Again, what is the meaning of all this? Fire and brimstone have been associated in scripture many times with the judgments of God. Psalm 1 1:6, "Upon the wicked He will rain coals; Fire and brimstone and a burning wind shall he the portion of ...
John Carroll Brown, 2005

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIRE-AND-BRIMSTONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fire-and-brimstone is used in the context of the following news items.
1
If the 2016 Democratic Candidates Were Superheroes, Who Would …
That and the fact that, unlike the Trump-led coalition on the right, Clinton and her fellow candidates aren't really using a fire-and-brimstone ... «Mediaite, Jul 15»
2
Bobby Jindal's Bayou Bigotry
Huckaby notes that, during his time working for Jindal, he witnessed the birth of the “fire-and-brimstone Jindal,” who clamored to “stand in the ... «Metro Weekly, Jul 15»
3
GRANT TUNGAY
... fire-and-brimstone environmentalism”. Instead, he is confident that the market can steer us in the right direction and prevent an environmental ... «Daily Maverick, Jul 15»
4
Joe Heck, GOP One-Star General, Running for Reid's Senate Seat
... his experience on key House defense committees, the Republican eschewed the fire-and-brimstone favored by GOP presidential candidates ... «Defense One, Jul 15»
5
Gas isn't flowing, but coalition is rife with bad blood
Exactly at 3:30, Lieberman launched into a fire-and-brimstone speech in favor of the government's gas plan and against its detractors ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
6
'Batman V Superman' Images Reveal Film Will Be In Color
... Warner Time Warner Inc's battle to convince moviegoers that the hero vs. hero sequel isn't going to be all grimdark and fire-and-brimstone. «Forbes, Jul 15»
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Los Angeles Times isn't sure what to do with 'honey-smooth …
In this instance, the reporter says that the folks usually associated with opposition to gay marriage are “fire-and-brimstone preachers and ... «GetReligion, Jul 15»
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Christian activist decries 'evil' gay marriage with a honey-smooth voice
... fire-and-brimstone preachers and politicians usually associated with the fight against gay marriage. Her view of marriage came from divorce. «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»

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