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hellfire

[hel-fahyuhr] / ˈhɛlˌfaɪər /


NOUN
fire of hell; punishment
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At the helm was Osbourne, who channeled the darker forces within this music with hypnotic wild-child abandon, as if he were possessed by the hellfire spirit.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025

The online opinions didn’t stop at hellfire, however.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024

The ancients thought Earth’s center was hollow: the home of Hades or hellfire, or a realm of tunnels that heated ocean waters.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 30, 2022

Our solar system is home to a magnificent menagerie of moons, from icy ones filled with turbulent oceans to volcanic ones decorated with pits of raging hellfire.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2021

She’d already finished most of the dragon’s mouth—its lips snarled back to reveal huge razor teeth around an explosion of hellfire.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older