1. the fire of hell; eternal punishment or damnation
Usage: religious
2. something likened to the torments of hell

Examples

• The preacher warned of hellfire awaiting sinners.
• She spoke of hellfire and brimstone in her sermon.
• The old church taught that unrepentant souls would face hellfire.
• His grandmother threatened him with hellfire if he misbehaved.
• The novel described war as a hellfire of suffering.
• The politician’s speech was full of hellfire rhetoric.