fire and brimstone

noun

: the torments suffered by sinners in hell

fire-and-brimstone adjective

Examples of fire and brimstone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the halcyon days of the televangelists, when Jim Bakker stood shoulder to shoulder with fire and brimstone preachers such as Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson and Jimmy Swaggart, the collection plate always seemed bottomless. — Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

But that’s not to say that everything on this year’s lineup is fire and brimstone. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

The counter-cultural elements of UFO folklore are starting to fade as the government embraces the mystery, but perhaps Vance’s beliefs will inject some old-fashioned fire and brimstone into the topic. — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2026

Trump decided to preach fire and brimstone at the normally bipartisan and staid National Prayer Breakfast — rivaling his performance at Davos recently. — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above