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Definition of Hellfire
1. Noun. A place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned.
Generic synonyms: Hell, Infernal Region, Inferno, Nether Region, Perdition, Pit
Definition of Hellfire
1. Noun. the fire of Hell ¹
2. Noun. fire produced by the Devil, or a similar supernatural creature connected to Hell ¹
3. Noun. a fire that burns with unusual heat or ferocity ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hellfire
1. the torment of hell [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hellfire
Literary usage of Hellfire
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Romance of the Irish Stage by Joseph Fitzgerald Molloy (1897)
"... and their witty remarks—The merriment of a criminal's wake—Coffee houses and
clubs —Young Talbot Edgeworth—The hellfire Club and its practices—Gambling ..."
2. James Bowdoin and the Patriot Philosophers by Frank Edward Manuel (2004)
"Godliness without hellfire About a third of the Fellows incorporated were ministers
of Congregational meetinghouses or ordained ministers connected with ..."
3. Defense Budget, 1995: Potential Reductions and Rescissions in RDT&E and ...by DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Basis for Reduction The Army's fiscal year 1995 request for the hellfire missile
system can be reduced by about $6.2 million. The request includes funds for ..."
4. 1996 Defense Budget: Potential Reductions, Rescissions, & Restrictions in by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"The Longbow hellfire funds can be restricted until the Army recalculates its
Longbow hellfire requirements and reconciles the missiles' deliveries with ..."
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