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hellfire

[hel-fahyuhr] / ˈhɛlˌfaɪər /


NOUN
fire of hell; punishment
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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 Jul. 26, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2025

The ancients thought Earth’s center was hollow: the home of Hades or hellfire, or a realm of tunnels that heated ocean waters.

From Science Magazine Mar. 30, 2022

“She really in her work has gone through hellfire and has come out the other side — which means, as I say, she’s not to be underestimated,” Ms. Reade said.

From New York Times Feb. 24, 2021

She’d already finished most of the dragon’s mouth—its lips snarled back to reveal huge razor teeth around an explosion of hellfire.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older




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