Brimstone may also refer to:
* An archaic name for
sulfur
Sulfur ( American spelling and the preferred IUPAC name) or sulphur ( Commonwealth spelling) is a chemical element; it has symbol S and atomic number 16. It is abundant, multivalent and nonmetallic. Under normal conditions, sulfur atoms ...
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Fire and brimstone
Fire and brimstone ( ''gofrīt wāʾēš''; ) is an idiomatic expression referring to God's wrath found in both the Old and New Testaments. In the Bible, it often appears in reference to the fate of the unfaithful. Brimstone, an archaic term ...
, an expression of signs of God's wrath in the Bible, or a style of Christian preaching that uses vivid descriptions of judgment and eternal damnation to encourage repentance
Arts and media
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''Brimstone'' (1949 film), a 1949 American Western film
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Brimstone and Treacle 1982 film from a BBC play by
Dennis Potter
Dennis Christopher George Potter (17 May 1935 – 7 June 1994) was an English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist. He is best known for his BBC television serials '' Pennies from Heaven'' (1978) and '' The Singing Detective'' ...
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''Brimstone'' (2016 film), a 2016 western thriller film, written and directed by Martin Koolhoven
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Brimstone (DC Comics)
Brimstone is an alias used by several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Publication history
The construct incarnation of Brimstone was created by John Ostrander, John Byrne (comics), John Byrne, and Le ...
, several fictional characters
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''Brimstone'' (Parker novel), a 2009 Western novel by Robert B. Parker
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''Brimstone'' (Preston and Child novel), a 2004 novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
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''Brimstone'' (TV series), a supernatural TV series that originally aired on Fox Television in 1998
* "Brimstone", a song from the album
''The Valley'' (2019) by Whitechapel
Species
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Brimstone canary
The brimstone canary or bully canary (''Crithagra sulphurata'') is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is a resident breeder in central and southern Africa.
This species is found in open, lightly wooded habitats, such as hillsides with ...
, in the finch family
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Brimstone moth
The brimstone moth (''Opisthograptis luteolata'') is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. It should not be confused with the brimstone butterfly Gone ...
, a moth of the family Geometridae
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Gonepteryx
''Gonepteryx'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae; there are about 15 species of ''Gonepteryx''. They live in Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. They are commonly known as brimstones for the bright yellow colour of the wings of mos ...
'', a genus of butterflies commonly known as the brimstones
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Gonepteryx rhamni
''Gonepteryx rhamni'', commonly named the common brimstone, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It lives throughout the Palearctic zone and is commonly found across Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Across much of its range, it is the only spe ...
'', a species of ''Gonepteryx'' commonly known as the brimstone or common brimstone
Other uses
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Brimstone (missile)
Brimstone is a ground or Air-to-surface missile, air-launched ground attack missile developed by MBDA UK for the UK's Royal Air Force. It was originally intended for "fire-and-forget" use against mass formations of enemy armour, using a Extremely ...
, an air-to-ground weapon system
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Brimstone, Ontario, a community in Caledon, Ontario, Canada
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Brimstone Creek
Brimstone Creek is a river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run d ...
, a river in New York, U.S.
* A character in Laini Taylor's fantasy book series ''
Daughter of Smoke and Bone''
* Brimstone, a character in the video game ''
Valorant
''Valorant'' is a 2020 First-person shooter, first-person tactical shooter, tactical hero shooter video game developed and published by Riot Games. A free-to-play game, ''Valorant'' takes inspiration from the ''Counter-Strike'' series, borrow ...
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See also
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