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hellfire noun
/ˈhel.faɪər/
/-faɪr/ n [U] Definition
the punishment that some Christians believe bad people will suffer after they die
He certainly believed in preaching hellfire and damnation.
(Definition of hellfire noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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