hellfire

pronunciation

How to pronounce hellfire in British English: UK [ˈhelfaɪə(r)]word uk audio image

How to pronounce hellfire in American English: US [ˈhɛlˌfaɪr] word us audio image

  • Noun:
    a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned

Word Origin

hellfire (n.)
also hell fire, from Old English hellefyr, in which helle is the genitive case of hell. It translates Greek gehenna tou pyros, literally "fiery hell." Also used in Middle English for "erysipelas" (mid-15c.).

Example

1. Predators can pack two hellfire missiles .
2. For others , the faith-wealth nexus isn 't about what name you put on your religion , but about the substance : for example , might those motivated by the fear of hellfire work harder and earn more ?

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