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hellfire

hell·fire

UK/ˈhɛlˌfaɪə/ US/ˈhɛlˌfaɪəɹ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned

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Origin

From Middle English helle fire, helever, from Old English hellefȳr, equivalent to hell + fire. Cognate with West Frisian helfjoer (“hellfire”), Dutch hellevuur (“hellfire”), German Höllenfeuer (“hellfire”).

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