Usually means: Intense, fiery preaching about damnation.
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We found 6 dictionaries that define the word fire-and-brimstone:

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  1. fire-and-brimstone: Merriam-Webster
  2. fire-and-brimstone, fire-and-brimstone: Collins English Dictionary
  3. fire-and-brimstone: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  4. fire-and-brimstone: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. fire-and-brimstone: Dictionary.com
  6. fire-and-brimstone: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See fire_and_brimstone as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (fire and brimstone)

noun:  The traditional punishments of Hell.
adjective:  Referencing or emphasizing the power and wrath of God.
▸ Also see fire_and_brimstone


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