Hellfire (Noun)
Meaning
A place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The preacher warned the congregation of the hellfire that awaited sinners who did not repent.
- In the painting, the artist depicted hellfire as a burning lake that engulfed the damned souls.
- According to folklore, those who committed evil deeds in life would be consigned to hellfire after death.
- The priest's sermon spoke of the hellfire that awaited those who rejected God's mercy and turned to darkness.
- The ancient myth told of a river of hellfire that flowed through the underworld, tormenting the wicked spirits.