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noun
- 1. sulfur. archaic
- 2. a bright yellow butterfly or moth.
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noun. brim· stone ˈbrim-ˌstōn. : sulfur. Word History. Etymology. Middle English brinston, probably from birnen to burn + ston stone. First Known Use. 12th century, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of brimstone was in the 12th century. See more words from the same century. Phrases Containing brimstone.
(Definition of brimstone from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of brimstone. brimstone. There is certainly merit in this critique, which understandably incites fire and brimstone about the urgent moral imperative of getting the nation on the path of righteousness at last.
(Definition of brimstone from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of brimstone. brimstone. He was not a fire and brimstone kind of preacher. From Los Angeles Times. It's a dark, furious image with a lingering odor of brimstone. From The Verge. Now at least, we can be sure of the brimstone.
n. 1. Sulfur, especially considered as a component of the torments of hell in Christianity. 2. a. Damnation to hell. b. Vehement or condemnatory rhetoric, especially rhetoric warning of the torments of hell for immoral behavior: a sermon full of fire and brimstone.
The burning smell of a lightning strike — and the association of lightning with divine punishment — produced the connection between burning sulfur, or brimstone, and God's wrath. Definitions of brimstone. noun. an old name for sulfur. synonyms: native sulfur, native sulphur. see more.
noun. an obsolete name for sulphur. a common yellow butterfly, Gonepteryx rhamni , of N temperate regions of the Old World: family Pieridae. archaic. a scolding nagging woman; virago. Discover More. Other Words From. brim ston y adjective. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of brimstone 1.
Brimstone definition: Sulfur, especially considered as a component of the torments of hell in Christianity. Dictionary Thesaurus
