fire and brimstone

noun

: the torments suffered by sinners in hell
fire-and-brimstone adjective

Examples of fire and brimstone in a Sentence

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On their way into the T-Mobile Center, many attendees walked past actual fire and brimstone protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church. Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2025 But the album is not all fire and brimstone. Juan Velasquez, Them., 4 Apr. 2025 Despite all the progressive fire and brimstone descending on Elon Musk, his Department of Government Efficiency is making only a down payment on shrinking the administrative state. Robert J. Delahunty, National Review, 3 Mar. 2025 This wasn’t the fire and brimstone of fundamentalism; this was the joyful, big-tent-style Christianity of Billy Graham. Emma Green, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fire and brimstone

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fire and brimstone was in the 14th century

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“Fire and brimstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20and%20brimstone. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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