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Added 9 October 2026

hellfire

/ˈhɛlˌfaɪə/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about hellfire at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned.

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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