Brimstone
Archaic sulfur term
Brimstone is an old name for sulfur, the yellow mineral that burns with a choking smell.
The word survives mainly in the phrase fire and brimstone, evoking hellfire and divine punishment in religious rhetoric: The preacher delivered a fire-and-brimstone sermon.
A brimstone is also a yellow butterfly.
Eternal punishment decree
- fireCombustion with flames
- hellUnderworld of suffering
- eternalLasting without end
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
devil · sin · torment · judgment · perdition · inferno · wrath · preacher
Eternal punishment by flame
- pulpitChurch speaking platform
- sermonClergy's worship address
- revivalReturn after decline
- evangelistZealous advocate or preacher
condemnation · repentance · damnation · warnings · salvation · sinners · thundering · fiery
Yellow combustible element
- mineralNaturally formed crystalline solid
- yellowHue between green and orange
- volcanicOf fiery mountain origin
- depositsMaterial settled or stored
fumes · crystals · pyrite · sulfuric · mines · ore · chemical · combustion
Movement to new territory
- wingsLimbs for flight
- paleLacking color intensity
- lepidopteraButterfly and moth order
- hedgerowLinear shrub boundary
buckthorn · nectar · hibernation · springtime · British · countryside · flutter · specimen
damnation
Eternal punishment decree
punishment · devil · sin · torment · judgment · perdition · inferno · wrath · preacher · sermons
hellfire
Eternal punishment by flame
evangelist · condemnation · repentance · damnation · warnings · salvation · sinners · thundering · fiery · oratory
sulfur
Yellow combustible element
- mineralNaturally formed crystalline solid
- yellowHue between green and orange
- volcanicOf fiery mountain origin
deposits · fumes · crystals · pyrite · sulfuric · mines · ore · chemical · combustion · igneous
migration
Movement to new territory
- wingsLimbs for flight
- paleLacking color intensity
- lepidopteraButterfly and moth order
hedgerow · buckthorn · nectar · hibernation · springtime · British · countryside · flutter · specimen · meadow
- Military HardwareMirage, frigate, destroyer, submarine, howitzer
- guided weaponsguided bomb, smart bomb, laser-guided bomb, cruise missile, Maverick
Brimstoneholy water
Sacramental liquid for blessings
manna · ambrosia · nectar · living water · frankincense
Brimstoneheaven
Sky or bliss
paradise · grace · salvation · glory · divine light
Brimstonesulfur
Yellow combustible element
sulphur · sulfuric · sulfide · hydrogen sulfide · sulfur dioxide
- fire and brimstoneWrathful divine punishment imagery
- raining fire and brimstoneCatastrophic celestial punishment
- rain fire and brimstoneInflict divine catastrophic punishment
- rained fire and brimstoneSent catastrophic divine punishment
brim, brims, brimmed, brimming, stone, stones, stoned, stoning, stony