hellfire
noun
hell·fire
ˈhel-ˌfī(-ə)r 
: the eternal fire of hell that tortures sinners
hellfire
adjective
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Two months after the hellfires began in Southern California, each day brings fresh pain.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Anduril has quite an impressive portfolio of machines capable of raining hellfire with the nudge of a joystick and a push of a button from any bunker in any part of the world at any time.
—New Atlas, 11 Dec. 2024
Soon, Happy Hollow is awash in rumors of teenage cults and demonic possession, and where there’s smoke, there may be actual hellfire.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
Many contemporary American pastors have cast aside their hellfire sermons and started focusing instead on personal fulfillment—and riches.
—James Morone, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Anduril has quite an impressive portfolio of machines capable of raining hellfire with the nudge of a joystick and a push of a button from any bunker in any part of the world at any time.
—New Atlas, 11 Dec. 2024
Soon, Happy Hollow is awash in rumors of teenage cults and demonic possession, and where there’s smoke, there may be actual hellfire.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
Many contemporary American pastors have cast aside their hellfire sermons and started focusing instead on personal fulfillment—and riches.
—James Morone, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
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“Hellfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hellfire. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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