'Brimstone' definitions:

Definition of 'brimstone'

From: WordNet
noun
An old name for sulfur [syn: brimstone, native sulfur, native sulphur]

Definition of 'Brimstone'

From: GCIDE
  • Brimstone \Brim"stone\, n. [OE. brimston, bremston, bernston, brenston; cf. Icel. brennistein. See Burn, v. t., and Stone.] Sulphur; See Sulphur. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Brimstone'

From: GCIDE
  • Brimstone \Brim"stone\, a. Made of, or pertaining to, brimstone; as, brimstone matches. [1913 Webster]
  • From his brimstone bed at break of day A-walking the devil has gone. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Brimstone'

From: 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.

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