Brimstone

  • 51Brimstone — ♦ Sulphur. (Seward, Desmond. Henry V: The Scourge of God, 221) …

    Medieval glossary

  • 52brimstone — brim·stone …

    English syllables

  • 53brimstone — UK [ˈbrɪmˌstəʊn] / US [ˈbrɪmˌstoʊn] noun [uncountable] an old word meaning sulphur …

    English dictionary

  • 54brimstone — brim•stone [[t]ˈbrɪmˌstoʊn[/t]] n. chem. (not in technical use) sulfur • Etymology: bef. 1150; ME brinston, late OE brynstān. See burn I, stone brim′ston′y, adj …

    From formal English to slang

  • 55brimstone — /ˈbrɪmstoʊn/ (say brimstohn) noun 1. Archaic → sulphur. 2. a large yellow European butterfly, Gonepteryx rhamni, of the family Pieridae. {Middle English brinston, etc., from brinn(en) burn + ston stone} …

  • 56brimstone —   Kūkaepele, lua i pele …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 57brimstone — see SULPHUR …

    Word origins

  • 58brimstone — n. 1 archaic the element sulphur. 2 a butterfly, Gonepteryx rhamni, or moth, Opisthograptis luteolata, having yellow wings. Etymology: ME prob. f. OE bryne burning + STONE …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 59brimstone moth — noun a small bright yellow moth. [Opisthograptis luteolat.] …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 60Fire and brimstone — is a term used, sometimes pejoratively, to describe a motif in Christian preaching which uses vivid descriptions of judgment, and the damnation to Hell of sinners forever to encourage repentance out of fear of divine wrath and punishment.The… …

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