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[syn: brimstone, native sulfur, native sulphur]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
brimstone
n 1: an old name for sulfur [syn: brimstone, native sulfur,
native sulphur]
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:
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.