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hellfire

[hel-fahyuhr] / ˈhɛlˌfaɪər /


NOUN
fire of hell; punishment
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Perhaps that heat he feels is not the warmth of success, but the hellfire of the demon’s fury.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2025

And then he brought apocalyptic hellfire, scoring 31 points in the first half.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2025

No halos here, no hellfire, few kings or queens, pretty much no suffering or death.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2023

Lisa Bryn Rundle, host of the CBC podcast "Uncover: Satanic Panic," calls that book "Michelle Remembers," a now discredited memoir: "the spark that set off the hellfire."

From Salon • May 29, 2022

There was also a church where the Reverend Cartwright told us about God and the Devil, about heaven and hellfire.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell