Fire and brimstone
WordNet
noun
(1) (Old Testament) God's means of destroying sinners
"His sermons were full of fire and brimstone"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The traditional punishments of Hell.
Quotations
Revelations 14:10 and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the LambAdjective
- Referencing the power or wrath of God.
- That preacher gave a real fire and brimstone sermon!
- Stereotypical descriptive for a charismatic clergyman who stresses the power or wrath of God, literal interpretation of the Bible and traditional punishments of Hell.
- The fire-and-brimstone preacher gave the city council a severe tongue-lashing after they voted on a zoning ordinance allowing a new strip club to open.