hellfire
noun
hell·fire
ˈhel-ˌfī(-ə)r 
: the eternal fire of hell that tortures sinners
hellfire
adjective
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Anduril has quite an impressive portfolio of machines capable of raining hellfire with the nudge of a joystick and a push of a button from any bunker in any part of the world at any time.
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New Atlas, 11 Dec. 2024
Soon, Happy Hollow is awash in rumors of teenage cults and demonic possession, and where there’s smoke, there may be actual hellfire.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
Many contemporary American pastors have cast aside their hellfire sermons and started focusing instead on personal fulfillment—and riches.
—James Morone, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
But the autobiography in The Boy and the Heron only goes so far: Mahito’s mother dies in that scene, consumed by hellfire before the boy can reach her, while Miyazaki’s mother lived until 1983, long enough to know the beginnings of her son’s storied animation career.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
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New Atlas, 11 Dec. 2024
Soon, Happy Hollow is awash in rumors of teenage cults and demonic possession, and where there’s smoke, there may be actual hellfire.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
Many contemporary American pastors have cast aside their hellfire sermons and started focusing instead on personal fulfillment—and riches.
—James Morone, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
But the autobiography in The Boy and the Heron only goes so far: Mahito’s mother dies in that scene, consumed by hellfire before the boy can reach her, while Miyazaki’s mother lived until 1983, long enough to know the beginnings of her son’s storied animation career.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
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“Hellfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hellfire. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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