1. sulfur, especially when burning or used in religious contexts
Usage: often used in religious or literary contexts
2. the fires of hell; eternal punishment
Usage: figurative; religious

Examples

• The preacher spoke of fire and brimstone awaiting sinners.
• The air smelled of brimstone after the volcanic eruption.
• Ancient alchemists worked with brimstone in their experiments.
• The old church sermon warned of brimstone and eternal torment.
• Sulfur deposits, once called brimstone, were found near the hot springs.
• The novel described the brimstone scent that filled the cavern.