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hellfire

[hel-fahyuhr] / ˈhɛlˌfaɪər /


NOUN
fire of hell; punishment
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The official said Li was aggressive in stating that the United States would face "hellfire" if things did not go his way.

From Barron's

Perhaps that heat he feels is not the warmth of success, but the hellfire of the demon’s fury.

From Salon

At the helm was Osbourne, who channeled the darker forces within this music with hypnotic wild-child abandon, as if he were possessed by the hellfire spirit.

From Salon

Ripley opts out by stepping back from her duties — all the way off a platform, plummeting into hellfire while clutching the creature that hunted her to her last breath.

From Salon

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

From Los Angeles Times