brimstone
The sulfur of hell; hell, damnation.
Other meanings
The butterfly Gonepteryx rhamni of the Pieridae family.
Online content of exceptionally poor quality, lower than coal.
Synonyms
- native sulfur
- native sulphur
A kind of
- sulfur
Related words
- brimstonewort
- brimstony
- fire and brimstone
- rain fire and brimstone
- brimstone match
- brimstone flower
Word history
From Old English "brynstān".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “brimstone” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.