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hell·fire (hel′fīr′)

noun

the fire, hence punishment, of hell

Etymology: ME helle fir < OE hellefyr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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