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fire-and-brimstone definition

fire·-and-brimstone (fīr′ ən brim′stōn′)

adjective

characterized by an emphasis on damnation and eternal punishment a fire-and-brimstone sermon

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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