hellfire; flames of hell
Refers to the fire that burns in hell, often used in religious or metaphorical contexts to describe intense suffering or punishment.
It is said that sinners are burned in hellfire.
Describes a very large, intense, and destructive fire, often used in news reports or dramatic descriptions.
fire that consumes an evildoer
Buddhist term for a fire that specifically burns evildoers as karmic retribution.
The factory was engulfed in a raging fire.
In Buddhism, it is taught that those who commit evil deeds are burned by the fire that consumes evildoers.
From 業 (ごう, 'karma, deed') + 火 (か, 'fire'). The Buddhist sense derives from the concept of karmic retribution, while the general 'raging fire' sense is a metaphorical extension.