The preacher's sermons were full of fire and brimstone. [=the preacher's sermons warned of the punishment of hell]
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brim|stone — «BRIHM STOHN», noun. 1. sulfur, especially roll sulfur. 2. a virago; spitfire. ╂[Middle English brinston < brinn burn + stōn stone; perhaps influenced by brim1] … Useful english dictionary
fire-and-brim|stone — fire and brimstone, 1. the fires and tortures of hell; hellfire. 2. any severe punishment or trial. 3. angry or violent denunciation or recrimination: »[The] hearings did not produce the same fire and brimstone over the subject that might have… … Useful english dictionary
brim — brim·ful; brim·less; brim·ming·ly; brim·my; brim; brim·stony; brim·mer; brim·stone; brim·full; brim·ful·ly; brim·ful·ness; … English syllables
stone — al·um·stone; arrow·stone; back·stone; bake·stone; bark·stone; bird·stone; bit·stone; blood·stone; boat·stone; brum·stone; cam·stone; car·stone; cling·stone; cope·stone; coth·er·stone; cup·stone; float·stone; glad·stone; goat·stone;… … English syllables
Brim Fell — Infobox Mountain Name = Brim Fell Photo = Brim fell summit.jpg Caption = Brim Fell summit Elevation = 796 m (2,611 ft) Location = Cumbria, ENG Range = Lake District, Southern Fells Prominence = c 25 m Parent peak = The Old Man of Coniston… … Wikipedia
brimstone — brim·stone … English syllables
brimstone — brim•stone [[t]ˈbrɪmˌstoʊn[/t]] n. chem. (not in technical use) sulfur • Etymology: bef. 1150; ME brinston, late OE brynstān. See burn I, stone brim′ston′y, adj … From formal English to slang
brimstone — brim|stone [ brım,stoun ] noun uncount an old word meaning sulfur … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fire-and-brimstone — fire′ and brim′stone adj. cvb threatening punishment in the hereafter fire′ and brim′stone, n. Etymology: cvb 1795–1805 … From formal English to slang
fire and brimstone — noun (Old Testament) God s means of destroying sinners (Freq. 1) his sermons were full of fire and brimstone • Topics: ↑Old Testament • Hypernyms: ↑damnation, ↑eternal damnation * * * … Useful english dictionary
