I. ˈbrimzˌtōn, -mˌst-, Brit usually & US sometimes -_tən noun
Etymology: Middle English brinston, brimston, probably from brinnen, birnen to burn + ston stone — more at burn , stone
1. : sulfur ; sometimes : native sulfur — used chiefly commercially
2. or brimstone yellow : sulphur yellow 2
3. archaic : shrew , virago
4. : fire and brimstone
II. adjective
: fire-and-brimstone
preaching a brimstone sermon
an old-fashioned brimstone preacher
III. noun
also brimstone butterfly
: a sulphur butterfly ; especially : a rather large yellow and orange European sulphur ( Gonepteryx rhamni )