fire and brimstone

Related to word: fire

Idiom

Definition

  1. Refers to the threat of eternal punishment in hell after death.

    • The preacher's sermon was filled with fire and brimstone, warning of eternal damnation.

    • His speech was full of fire and brimstone, trying to scare the audience into repentance.

    • She was raised to fear God's wrath and the fire and brimstone that awaited disobedience.