hellfire
noun
hell·fire
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Definition of hellfire
: the eternal fire of hell that tortures sinners
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Then, in his first game on the job, nothing could prepare him for the marauding, apocalyptic hellfire that tore through East Lansing, Michigan. — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, "What Alabama’s offense needs isn’t on paper," 27 Aug. 2019 But all the exits were blocked by rubble from the aerial bombardment being carried as dragon queen Daenerys Targaryen rained down hellfire from above. — Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY, "'Game of Thrones' star Lena Headey 'wanted a better death' for Cersei," 13 May 2019 Alice traffics in spiders, poison, necrophilia, dystopian heebie-jeebies, hellfire, madness — the full spectrum of bad vibes. — John Adamian, courant.com, "Shock-rock original Alice Cooper to play Foxwoods," 28 June 2019 Iceland Reason to watch: If anything, Iceland and its supporters might be the most fun group to watch in Russia with their full-on embrace of viking culture, all that smiting and raining hellfire. — Matt Bonesteel, chicagotribune.com, "The U.S. is missing, so here's one reason to watch every World Cup team," 14 June 2018 The tenderness of the central section (lovely solo clarinet playing from Stephen Williamson) stood in welcome relief against the surrounding symphonic hellfire-and-brimstone. — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, "Review: Muti, CSO draw convincing contrasts in music of Debussy and Tchaikovsky," 20 Apr. 2018 Graham, a hellfire evangelist and a social conservative force, has taken over the reins in many ways for his father, Rev. Billy Graham, the legendary evangelist who was a preacher to 12 presidents before his death Wednesday at the age of 99. — Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA TODAY, "How Franklin Graham took the reins from his legendary father and created his own path," 21 Feb. 2018 In the Prince George’s jail, investigators’ office walls are lined with confiscated MS-13 drawings of women in clown paint, skulls wearing fedoras and demons dancing in hellfire. — Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, "‘Vying for control’: How MS-13 uses violence and extortion in America’s jails," 4 Feb. 2018 In the Prince George's jail, investigators' office walls are lined with confiscated MS-13 drawings of women in clown paint, skulls wearing fedoras and demons dancing in hellfire. — Michael E. Miller, Houston Chronicle, "'Vying for control': How MS-13 uses violence and extortion in America's jails," 4 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hellfire.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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hellfire
noun
English Language Learners Definition of hellfire
: the fire of Hell
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