Brimstone vs. Sulfur — What's the Difference?

The sulfur of Hell; Hell, damnation.

Sulfur (in British English: sulphur) is a chemical element with the symbol S and atomic number 16. It is abundant, multivalent and nonmetallic.

Sulphur.

Symbol S A pale yellow nonmetallic element occurring widely in nature in several free, allotropic and crystal forms and combined in numerous sulfates and sulfides. It is used in black gunpowder, rubber vulcanization, the manufacture of insecticides and pharmaceuticals, and in the preparation of sulfur compounds such as hydrogen sulfide and sulfuric acid. Atomic number 16; atomic weight 32.066; melting point 115.21°C; boiling point 444.61°C; specific gravity at 20°C (rhombic) 2.07, (monoclinic) 2.00; valence 2, 4, 6. See Periodic Table.

A bright yellow butterfly or moth.

Any of various butterflies of the subfamily Coliadinae of the family Pieridae, having yellow or orange wings often marked with black.

Sulfur, especially considered as a component of the torments of hell in Christianity.

To treat with sulfur or a compound of sulfur.

Damnation to hell.

(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol S) with an atomic number of 16.

Vehement or condemnatory rhetoric, especially rhetoric warning of the torments of hell for immoral behavior

A yellowish green colour, like that of sulfur.

(archaic) sulfur.

Any of various pierid butterflies of the subfamily Coliadinae, especially the sulfur-coloured species.

(obsolete) A whore.

Of a yellowish green colour, like that of sulfur.

(archaic) Used attributively as an intensifier in exclamations.

(transitive) To treat with sulfur, or a sulfur compound, especially to preserve or to counter agricultural pests.

The butterfly Gonepteryx rhamni of the Pieridae family.

An abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)

Sulphur; See Sulphur.

Treat with sulphur in order to preserve;

Made of, or pertaining to, brimstone; as, brimstone matches.

An old name for sulfur