fire and brimstone

fire and brim·stone

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Definitions of fire and brimstone words

phrase fire and brimstone When people talk about fire and brimstone, they are referring to hell and how they think people are punished there after death. 0
adjective fire and brimstone (of a sermon, preacher, etc) zealous, esp in threatening eternal damnation 0
adjective fire and brimstone characterized by an emphasis on damnation and eternal punishment 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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