Meaning of BRIMSTONE
| Pronunciation: | | 'brim`stown
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| | Definition: | | [n] an old name for sulfur |
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| | Synonyms: | | native sulfur |
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| | See Also: | | atomic number 16, S, sulfur, sulphur | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Brim"stone\, n. [OE. brimston, bremston, bernston,
brenston; cf. Icel. brennistein. See {Burn}, v. t., and
{Stone}.]
Sulphur; See {Sulphur}.
\Brim"stone\, a.
Made of, or pertaining to, brimstone; as, brimstone matches.
From his brimstone bed at break of day A-walking the
devil has gone. --Coleridge.
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | 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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