"fire and brimstone" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: Calque of Biblical Hebrew גׇּפְרִ֣ית וָאֵ֑שׁ (gofrit va’esh) and Ancient Greek πυρὸς καὶ θείου (puròs kaì theíou), appearing in both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|hbo|גׇּפְרִ֣ית וָאֵ֑שׁ|tr=gofrit va’esh}} Calque of Biblical Hebrew גׇּפְרִ֣ית וָאֵ֑שׁ (gofrit va’esh), {{calque|en|grc|πυρὸς καὶ θείου|notext=1}} Ancient Greek πυρὸς καὶ θείου (puròs kaì theíou) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} fire and brimstone (not comparable)
  1. Referencing or emphasizing the power and wrath of God. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: fire-and-brimstone Translations (referencing the wrath of God): tulikivenkatkuinen (Finnish), eld och svavel (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-fire_and_brimstone-en-adj-SXfPOulR Categories (other): English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 58 42

Noun [English]

Etymology: Calque of Biblical Hebrew גׇּפְרִ֣ית וָאֵ֑שׁ (gofrit va’esh) and Ancient Greek πυρὸς καὶ θείου (puròs kaì theíou), appearing in both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|hbo|גׇּפְרִ֣ית וָאֵ֑שׁ|tr=gofrit va’esh}} Calque of Biblical Hebrew גׇּפְרִ֣ית וָאֵ֑שׁ (gofrit va’esh), {{calque|en|grc|πυρὸς καὶ θείου|notext=1}} Ancient Greek πυρὸς καὶ θείου (puròs kaì theíou) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fire and brimstone (uncountable)
  1. The traditional punishments of Hell. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Bible, Christianity, Fire, Hell Related terms: rain fire and brimstone, hellfire Translations (punishment of Hell): foc i sofre (Catalan), oheň a síra (Czech), tuli ja tulikivi (Finnish), Strafpredigt (German)
    Sense id: en-fire_and_brimstone-en-noun-Tx0EuDCn Disambiguation of Bible: 16 84 Disambiguation of Christianity: 28 72 Disambiguation of Fire: 26 74 Disambiguation of Hell: 15 85 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 23 77
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