HELLFIRE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned
Categories: Hell, Perdition, Inferno, Infernal region, Nether region, Pit
Synonyms
Red region, Hellfire
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "hellfire" comes from Old English hellefȳr, which comes from Middle English helle fire. Many other languages have similar words:
- West Frisian: helfjoer
- Dutch: hellevuur
- German: Höllenfeuer
🔗 Related Words
hell – A related word in the same word family.
fire – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Old English was a fully Germanic language before the Norman Conquest transformed it.