Brimstone

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brimstone \Brim"stone\, n. [OE. brimston, bremston, bernston,
     brenston; cf. Icel. brennistein. See {Burn}, v. t., and
     {Stone}.]
     Sulphur; See {Sulphur}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brimstone \Brim"stone\, a.
     Made of, or pertaining to, brimstone; as, brimstone matches.
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           From his brimstone bed at break of day
           A-walking the devil has gone.            --Coleridge.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  brimstone
       n : an old name for sulfur [syn: {native sulfur}, {native
           sulphur}]

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Brimstone
     an inflammable mineral substance found in quantities on the
     shores of the Dead Sea. The cities of the plain were destroyed
     by a rain of fire and brimstone (Gen. 19:24, 25). In Isa. 34:9
     allusion is made to the destruction of these cities. This word
     figuratively denotes destruction or punishment (Job 18:15; Isa.
     30:33; 34:9; Ps. 11:6; Ezek. 38:22). It is used to express the
     idea of excruciating torment in Rev. 14:10; 19:20; 20:10.