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hellfire

[hel-fahyuhr] / ˈhɛlˌfaɪər /


NOUN
fire of hell; punishment
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It’s a hint to think about the risks of straying from the straight and narrow, and the hellfire that comes with a slip.

From Los Angeles Times

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