What is the Latin word for brimstone?

The usual Latin words for “brimstone” are sulfur, sulfureus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“brimstone” in Latin

sulfursulfur, brimstone; lightning sulfureussulphurous (containing sulphur)

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

brimstone

sulfur or sulphur. Of brimstone, sulphureus. Full of brimstone, solphurosus: saturated with it, sulphuratus.

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What is the Latin word for brimstone?: The usual Latin words for “brimstone” are sulfur, sulfureus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.