📖 Definitions of "Hellfire"
noun
- 1
The fire of Hell.
- 2
Fire produced by the Devil, or a similar supernatural creature connected to Hell.
- 3
A fire that burns with unusual heat or ferocity.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to a violent, apocalyptic and ultimate day of reckoning and judgment; usually characterizing a form of Christian preaching.
🔄 Synonyms of "Hellfire"
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| red regionnoun | a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned |
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| Word | Definition |
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| red regionnoun | a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned |
| infernonoun | A large fire; a conflagration. |
| brimstonenoun | (biblical) The sulfur of hell; hell, damnation. |
| hellnoun | (in many religions, uncountable) A place of torment where some or all sinners are believed to go after death and evil spirits are believed to be. |
| hellholenoun | (slang, derogatory, idiomatic) A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil. |
| heilnoun | A Sieg Heil. |
| heckfirenoun | (humorous, euphemistic) hellfire |
| brimfirenoun | Sulfurous fire such as is associated with Hell; hellfire. |
| blazesnoun | (euphemistic) hell |
| bonfirenoun | A large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal. |
| firenoun | (uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering. |
| infernalismnoun | (theology) Belief in the existence of hell, especially as a place of eternal and conscious torment after death. |
| fire and brimstonenoun | Referencing or emphasizing the power and wrath of God. |
| hell on earthnoun | (idiomatic) A very unpleasant situation; torment, particularly when widespread. |
| scathefirenoun | (obsolete) Destructive flames; a conflagration. |
| fire-devilnoun | Alternative form of fire devil. [Synonym of fire whirl.] |
| firestormnoun | (figurative) An intense or violent altercation; an intense or violent response; an outburst (as of controversy) |
| holy firenoun | (religious, Christianity) Ardent devotion or enthusiasm for God or Christian ideals; Christian fervour |
| hellstormnoun | A hellish onslaught. |
| scarefirenoun | (obsolete) An alarm of fire. |
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