hellfire

[ hel-fahyuhr ]
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noun
  1. the fire of hell.

  2. punishment in hell.

  1. Hellfire, Military. a laser-guided U.S. Army antiarmor missile designed for launch from a helicopter.

Origin of hellfire

1
First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English helle fȳr; see hell, fire

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hellfire

/ (ˈhɛlˌfaɪə) /


noun
  1. the torment and punishment of hell, envisaged as eternal fire

  2. (modifier) characterizing sermons or preachers that emphasize this aspect of Christian belief: hellfire evangelism

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