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hell⋅fire

  [hel-fahyuhr]
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–noun
1. the fire of hell.
2. punishment in hell.
3. (initial capital letter) Military. a laser-guided U.S. Army antiarmor missile designed for launch from a helicopter.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME, OE helle fȳr; see hell, fire
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hell·fire   (hěl'fīr')   
n.  The fire of hell, considered as punishment for sinners.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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hellfire 
condensed from O.E. helle fyr, in which helle is the genitive case of hell. It translates Gk. gehenna tou pyros, lit. "fiery hell."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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