FIRE AND BRIMSTONE

Meaning of FIRE AND BRIMSTONE in English

Function: noun

Date: 13th century

: the torments suffered by sinners in hell

– fire-and-brimstone adjective

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

FIRE AND BRIMSTONE — noun Date: 13th century the torments suffered by sinners in hell, fire-and-brimstone adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FIRE-AND-BRIMSTONE — adjective see: fire and brimstone
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FIRE-AND-BRIMSTONE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: fire and brimstone : of or relating to an ultimate day of violent reckoning and retribution : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIRE AND BRIMSTONE — noun Etymology: from fire and brimstone, a phrase used often in the Bible (especially Rev 20:10) to designate God's means …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIRE-AND-BRIMSTONE — /fuyeur"euhn brim"stohn'/ , adj. threatening punishment in the hereafter: a fire-and-brimstone sermon. [ 1795-1805 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIRE-AND-BRIMSTONE — see fire and brimstone
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIRE AND BRIMSTONE — Date: 13th century : the torments suffered by sinners in hell • fire-and-brimstone adjective
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIRE AND BRIMSTONE — the supposed torments of hell. → fire
Concise Oxford English vocab
FIRE AND BRIMSTONE — [fire and brimstone] n (13c): the torments suffered by sinners in hell -- fire-and-brimstone adj
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIRE-AND-BRIMSTONE — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
FIRE-AND-BRIMSTONE — adj. Fire-and-brimstone is used with these nouns: ↑ preacher
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FIRE AND BRIMSTONE — адские муки
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FIRE AND BRIMSTONE — адские муки
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BRIMSTONE — súlfur
English interlingue dictionary
BRIMSTONE — noun Etymology: Middle English brinston, probably from birnen to burn + ston stone Date: 12th century sulfur
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FIRE — I. ˈfī(ə)r, -īə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English fir, fire, from Old English fȳr; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRIMSTONE — I. ˈbrimzˌtōn, -mˌst-, Brit usually & US sometimes -_tən noun Etymology: Middle English brinston, brimston, probably from brinnen, birnen to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRIMSTONE — (a.) Made of, or pertaining to, brimstone; as, brimstone matches.
Английский словарь Webster
BRIMSTONE — (v. t.) Sulphur; See Sulphur.
Английский словарь Webster
BRIMSTONE — ( v. t. ) Sulphur; See Sulphur.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BRIMSTONE — ( a. ) Made of, or pertaining to, brimstone; as, brimstone matches.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FIRE — — firer , n. /fuyeur/ , n. , v. , fired, firing . n. 1. a state, process, or instance …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRIMSTONE — — brimstony , adj. /brim"stohn'/ , n. 1. sulfur. 2. a virago; shrew. [ bef. 1150; ME brinston, etc., late …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRIMSTONE — adj. made of sulphur, sulphuric
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BRIMSTONE — n. sulfur
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FIRE — I. ˈfi(-ə)r noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fȳr; akin to Old High German fiur fire, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BRIMSTONE — noun Etymology: Middle English brinston, probably from birnen to burn + ston stone Date: 12th century : sulfur
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIRE — vt to drive by fire. 2. fire ·vt to cauterize. 3. fire ·vi to be irritated or inflamed with passion. …
Webster English vocab
BRIMSTONE — vt sulphur; ·see sulphur. 2. brimstone ·adj made of, or pertaining to, brimstone; as, brimstone matches.
Webster English vocab
BRIMSTONE — [ 'brɪmst(ə)n , -stəʊn ] ■ noun 1》 archaic sulphur. 2》 a large butterfly, the male of which is bright …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FIRE — [fire] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE fyr; akin to OHG fiur fire, Gk pyr] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BRIMSTONE — [brim.stone] n [ME brinston, prob. fr. birnen to burn + ston stone] (12c): sulfur
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIRE — fire BrE AmE ˈfa ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈfaɪ‿ ə r ▷ fire|d d ▷ firing ˈfa ɪ ‿ər ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BRIMSTONE — brimstone BrE AmE ˈbrɪm stəʊn -stən AmE \ -stoʊn
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FIRE — / ˈfaɪə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun STH BURNING 1. [ U ] the flames, light and heat, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRIMSTONE — / ˈbrɪmstəʊn; NAmE -stoʊn/ noun ( old use ) the chemical element sulphur •• WORD ORIGIN late Old English brynstān …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRE — I. fire 1 S1 W1 /faɪə $ faɪr/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: fyr ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIRE — n. & v. --n. 1 a the state or process of combustion, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BRIMSTONE — n. 1 archaic the element sulphur. 2 a butterfly, Gonepteryx rhamni, or moth, Opisthograptis luteolata, having yellow wings. [ME prob. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIRE — n. & v. n. 1 a the state or process of combustion, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BRIMSTONE — n. 1 archaic the element sulphur. 2 a butterfly, Gonepteryx rhamni, or moth, Opisthograptis luteolata, having yellow wings. [ ME …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FIRE — n. & v. --n. 1. a the state or process of combustion, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from …
Oxford English vocab
BRIMSTONE — n.1 archaic the element sulphur. 2 a butterfly, Gonepteryx rhamni, or moth, Opisthograptis luteolata, having yellow wings. Etymology: ME prob. …
Oxford English vocab
FIRE — I. BURNING, HEAT, OR ENTHUSIASM /faɪə(r)/ ( fires, firing, fired) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRIMSTONE — 1. Brimstone is the same as sulphur . ( OLD-FASHIONED ) N-UNCOUNT 2. When people talk about fire and brimstone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRIMSTONE — 1. Brimstone is the same as sulphur . (OLD-FASHIONED) N-UNCOUNT 2. When people talk about fire and ~, they are …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FIRE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb/fire/terrorist etc alert ▪ a full-scale flood alert a devastating flood/fire/earthquake etc ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AND — conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a correlation exists between sth and sth ▪ A strong correlation exists between social class …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BRIMSTONE — [noun] [U] old use - the chemical sulphur
Cambridge English vocab
FIRE — Synonyms and related words : abandon, afflatus, afire, aflame, aggressiveness, agitate, aim at, air, air-dry, alight, anhydrate, animate, animating spirit, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BRIMSTONE — n. 1. Sulphur. 2. [ Commercial term .] Cane ~, roll sulphur, stick sulphur.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
FIRE — INDEX: 1. a fire that damages a building, forest, etc 2. a fire for making you warm, for cooking, or …
Longman Activator English vocab
FIRE — n. 1 flame(s), blaze; conflagration, holocaust, inferno We gathered round the roaring fire 2 feeling, passion, ardour, ardency, fervour, fervency, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FIRE — See: BALL OF FIRE, BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA or BETWEEN TWO FIRES, BUILD A FIRE UNDER, …
Словарь английских идиом
FIRE — (*) 1. The command given to discharge a weapon(s). 2. To detonate the main explosive charge by means of a …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
BRIMSTONE — Brimstone, or sulphur, is found in considerable quantities on the shores of the Dead Sea. (Genesis 19:24) It is a …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
FIRE — 1. сущ. 1) а) огонь, пламя to build, kindle, light, make a fire ≈ разводить огонь to fuel fire ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BRIMSTONE — сущ.; уст.; разг. сера самородная сера - * and treacle (устаревшее) сера и патока (слабительное) brimstone уст., разг. сера
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIRE — fire.ogg 1. ʹfaıə n 1. 1> огонь, пламя fire endurance - огнестойкость fire point - тех. температура воспламенения to keep …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BRIMSTONE — brimstone.ogg ʹbrımstəʋn n самородная сера brimstone and treacle - уст. сера и патока ( слабительное )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FIRE — 1) огонь || подвергаться изменениям под действием огня 2) пожар || загораться; воспламенять(ся); поджигать 3) топить 4) отапливать, обогревать 5) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BRIMSTONE — самородная (комовая) сера - cane brimstone
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FIRE — 1) огонь || подвергаться изменениям под действием огня 2) пожар || загораться; воспламенять(ся); поджигать 3) топить 4) отапливать, обогревать 5) обжигать; прокаливать 6) авто зажигать, …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BRIMSTONE — самородная (комовая) сера - cane brimstone
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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