hellfire
The fire of HellThe fire of Hell.
» 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.
- a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned
Examples
3 sentencesYanni will roast in eternal hellfire.
Mennad is going to burn in eternal hellfire.
You will burn in hellfire.
ruТы будешь гореть в аду. — Wezel
deDu wirst im Höllenfeuer schmoren. — Roujin
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English helle fire, helever, from Old English hellefȳr, equivalent to hell + fFrom 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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Forms
plural: hellfiresSynonyms
1 synonyms- a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned:red region
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable