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Definition of brimstone noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

brimstone

noun

/ˈbrɪmstəʊn/

/ˈbrɪmstəʊn/

(old use)

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the chemical element sulphur
Word Originlate Old English brynstān, probably from bryne ‘burning’ + stān ‘stone’.

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