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Meaning of "hellfire" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF HELLFIRE

ˈhɛlˌfaɪə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HELLFIRE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hellfire is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HELLFIRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hellfire in the English dictionary

The definition of hellfire in the dictionary is the torment and punishment of hell, envisaged as eternal fire. Other definition of hellfire is characterizing sermons or preachers that emphasize this aspect of Christian belief.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HELLFIRE

amplifier · balefire · bonfire · campfire · crossfire · edifier · gunfire · humidifier · justifier · magnifier · modifier · notifier · pacifier · purifier · qualifier · rapid-fire · rectifier · shellfire · spitfire · wildfire

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HELLFIRE

heller · helleri · Hellerwork · hellery · Helles · Hellespont · hellgramite · hellgrammite · hellhole · hellhound · hellier · hellion · hellish · hellishly · hellishness · hellkite · Hellman · hello · hello money · helluva

WORDS THAT END LIKE HELLFIRE

afire · anti-aircraft fire · backfire · baptism of fire · catch fire · ceasefire · coal fire · fire · forest fire · foxfire · friendly fire · like a house on fire · no smoke without fire · on fire · open fire · rapid fire · rim-fire · set the world on fire · sure-fire · under fire

Synonyms and antonyms of hellfire in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hellfire» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF HELLFIRE

Find out the translation of hellfire to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hellfire from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hellfire» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

地狱之火
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

el fuego del infierno
570 millions of speakers
en

English

hellfire
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

Hellfire
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جهنم
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

адский огонь
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

Hellfire
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

জাহান্নামে
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

feu de l´enfer
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Api neraka
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Höllenfeuer
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

地獄の火
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

지옥의 불
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Hellfire
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngục
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

எரிநரகத்தை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

नरक
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

cehennem ateşi
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

hellfire
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Hellfire
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

пекельний вогонь
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

focul iadului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κόλαση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Hellfire
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hellfire
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hellfire
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hellfire

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HELLFIRE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of hellfire
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «hellfire».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hellfire

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HELLFIRE»

Discover the use of hellfire in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hellfire and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hellfire
He launched the weapon that changed a war.
Ed Macy, 2009
2
Hellfire
After a near-fatal attack by a band of outlaws led by an old friend of his, John Stone is brought back to the outlaws' hideout, where Sally Drake nurses him back to health, while her jealous boyfriend decides Stone doesn't deserve the ...
Josh Edwards, 1991
3
Hellfire
A portrait of singer Jerry Lee Lewis details his early life, music, controversial marriage, problems and decline, endurance, and revival in popularity
Nick Tosches, 1998
4
Hellfire
August, 1942.
James Holland, 2012
5
Hellfire
For behind the padlocks, deep within the dark, abandoned building, a terrible vengeance waits. A vengeance conceived in HELLFIRE. From the Paperback edition.
John Saul, 2010
6
Hellfire
'Hellfire' was researched in Australia, Japan and across South-East Asia.
Cameron Forbes, 2011
7
HellFire: A Novel
With each twist of this tumultuous story Lucy revisits her childhood and early adolescence – trying to get her head around the things people do in the name of love and hate, greed and desire – and she pieces together afresh the events ...
Mia Gallagher, 2007
8
The Hellfire Club
And when he springs, Nora will embark on a night journey that will put her fears to rest forever, dead or alive. . . . From the Paperback edition.
Peter Straub, 2004
9
Hellfire Nation: The Politics of Sin in American History
This extraordinary retelling of American political history shows that--despite the clear separation of church and state--religion lies at the heart of American politics.
James A. Morone, 2004
10
A Beckoning Hellfire
A haunting look at the human side of one of America's most tragic conflicts, "A Beckoning Hellfire "speaks to the delusion of war's idealism.
J. D. R. Hawkins, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HELLFIRE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hellfire is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Iran Nuclear Deal Will See Arms Race Continue As Middle East …
In buying mostly American systems such as Hellfire missiles, LAV III armored vehicles, Sea Hawk helicopters, drones and F-15 fighter jets, ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
2
Desperate Air Force Hopes Pilot Bonuses Will Keep Drones Flying
They would be playing with their children shortly after witnessing up close and in graphic detail the effects of a 500-bomb or Hellfire missile on ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
3
Christianity's Last Stand Against Homosexuality | Dallas Observer
... though, has the message been delivered in such a small room with such a disorienting blitz of hellfire preaching, discredited pseudo-science ... «Dallas Observer, Jul 15»
4
Man convicted of plotting to derail Via train removed from courtroom …
Code ordered the psychiatric assessment in May after Esseghaier told the court he had been created by God to “warn mankind” about “hellfire” ... «CP24 Toronto's Breaking News, Jul 15»
5
My mouth, my rules | Food | Health | spiked
... the imams of medicine provide chapter and verse on our wicked ways, punishing our sins with 'sin taxes' rather than hellfire and damnation. «Spiked, Jul 15»
6
The Wild Ones: A Journey into Beijing's Burgeoning Motorcycle …
... that destroyed the post-war American status quo with pirate-like fervor, raining hellfire on anyone who stood between them and a good time. «The Beijinger, Jul 15»
7
The changing face of espionage since Cold War | GulfNews.com
Others were simply supplied with electronic homing beacons to toss into the gardens of suspected high-ranking militants. Hellfire missiles did ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
8
View Point: Spiritual purification or the usual hypocrisy? | The …
According to a saying of Muhammad, it's a time when “the gates of Paradise are opened and the gates of the hellfire are closed and the devils ... «Jakarta Post, Jul 15»
9
America's drone program is a travesty — and a mystery even to its …
Either of them might have control over the onboard Hellfire missiles, but it would be wrong to assume that they are the modern day equivalent of ... «Salon, Jul 15»
10
One year after Gaza -- no accountability - Mondoweiss
... helicopter gunships, Hellfire missiles and Caterpillar D-9 bulldozers—supplied at taxpayer expense, to kill Palestinian children in deliberate, ... «Mondoweiss, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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