phosphorus

phosphorus n

L. phōsphorus, the morning star < Gk φωσφόρος < φώς, light + -φόρος, bringing.

  1. Fire; flame; heat; combustible substance.
  2. Fire and brimstone; [fig.] hell; everlasting punishment; eternal damnation; spiritual death [see Genesis 19:24; Revelation 19:20, 21:8.]