infernal : Idioms & Phrases


Infernal machine

  • noun a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time
    time bomb.
WordNet
  • a machine or apparatus maliciously designed to explode, and destroy life or property.
Webster 1913

infernal region

  • noun (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
    perdition; nether region; Hell; Inferno; pit.
    • Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton
    • a demon from the depths of the pit
    • Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson
  • noun (religion) the world of the dead
    underworld; Hades; netherworld; Scheol; Hell.
    • No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-Theognis
WordNet

Infernal stone

  • (lapis infernalis), lunar caustic; formerly so called. The name was also applied to caustic potash.
Webster 1913