fire and brimstone

noun

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

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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 Kiser didn’t want to get into too much detail about the fire and brimstone Freeman spewed the day before kickoff when the 38-year-old head coach showed that this program has a weapon leading it. Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025 Warne would not have approved of watering down fire and brimstone. Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 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 12 Mar. 2025.

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