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Bonfire vs Inferno - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between bonfire and inferno

is that bonfire is a fire in which bones were burned while inferno is hell-like place or situation.

bonfire

English

(wikipedia bonfire)

Alternative forms

* bone-fire (obsolete) *

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A fire in which bones were burned.
  • A fire to burn unwanted or disreputable items or people: proscribed books, heretics etc.
  • A large, controlled outdoor fire, as a signal or to celebrate something.

    • Derived terms

    * bonfire night

    See also

    * balefire * bale

    References

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    inferno

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Hell-like place or situation.
  • A large fire, a conflagration ()
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    • , title=Internal Combustion , chapter=1 citation , passage=Blast after blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within,

    Related terms

    * infernal

    Synonyms

    * hell

    External links

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