noun · countable / uncountable · rare

hellfire

hellfire · hellfires

адский огонь, геенна огненная

Höllenfeuer

The fire of HellThe fire of Hell.

UK/ˈhɛlˌfaɪə/US/ˈhɛlˌfaɪəɹ/

» Yanni will roast in eternal hellfire.

Meaning

3 senses

(uncountable)The fire of Hell.
Höllenfeuer
гее́нна о́гненнаяgejénna ógnennaja, а́дский ого́ньádskij ogónʹ
(uncountable)Fire produced by the Devil, or a similar supernatural creature connected to Hell.
(broadly, countable)A fire that burns with unusual heat or ferocity.

More definitions

a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned

Examples

3 sentences

Yanni will roast in eternal hellfire.
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Mennad is going to burn in eternal hellfire.
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You will burn in hellfire.
ruТы будешь гореть в аду.
deDu wirst im Höllenfeuer schmoren.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

fire of hell:

Deutsch

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fire of hell:

Origin

From Middle English helle fire, helever, from Old English hellefȳr, equivalent to hell + f

From Middle English helle fire, helever, from Old English hellefȳr, equivalent to hell + fire. Cognate with West Frisian helfjoer (“hellfire”), Dutch hellevuur (“hellfire”), German Höllenfeuer (“hellfire”).

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