hellfire

/ˈhɛlˌfaɪər/
adjective
  1. Relating to or characteristic of hellfire; extremely fierce or destructive.
    • Her hellfire temper scared everyone in the room.
    • They faced a hellfire barrage of enemy missiles.
    • The hellfire preacher shouted at the crowd from his pulpit.
noun
  1. The fire or punishment of hell, often used in religious or figurative contexts to describe severe suffering or damnation.
    • The old painting depicted demons tormenting souls in a lake of hellfire.
    • The preacher warned that sinners would face eternal hellfire.
    • She felt as if she were walking through hellfire during the worst moments of her illness.
  2. Intense heat or destructive fire, often used hyperbolically.
    • The burning building erupted in a blaze of hellfire.
    • The desert sun beat down with hellfire intensity.
    • He described the volcano's eruption as a rain of hellfire.
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