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hellfire

noun
/ˈhɛlˌfaɪə/UK/ˈhɛlˌfaɪəɹ/US

Etymology

From Middle English helle fire, helever, from Old English hellefȳr, equivalent to hell + fire. Cognate with West Frisian helfjoer (“hellfire”), Dutch hellevuur (“hellfire”), German Höllenfeuer (“hellfire”).

  1. inherited from hellefȳr
  2. inherited from helle fire

Definitions

  1. The fire of Hell.

    • The sound of the gang was diminishing into the distance, and the prophet of doom, restored to eloquence, was sending threatful bolts of damnation, hell-fire, and a brimstone gehenna hurtling after them.

  2. Fire produced by the Devil, or a similar supernatural creature connected to Hell.

  3. A fire that burns with unusual heat or ferocity.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Ellipsis of AGM-114 Hellfire.

    2. Of or relating to a violent, apocalyptic and ultimate day of reckoning and judgment

      Of or relating to a violent, apocalyptic and ultimate day of reckoning and judgment; usually characterizing a form of Christian preaching.

    3. hell

      hell; damn; blast

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Derived

heckfire

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA