Appears in: Joyce’s Ulysses
Frequency: 1
Definition:
(noun) 1) The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of bodies; combustion; state of ignition; 2) Fuel in a state of combustion, as on a hearth, or in a stove or furnace; 3) The burning of a house or town; a conflagration; 4) Anything which destroys or affects like fire; 5) Ardor of passion, whether love or hate; excessive warmth; consuming violence of temper; 6) Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm; capacity for ardor and zeal; 7) Splendor; brilliancy; luster; hence, a star; 8) Torture by burning; severe trial or affliction; 9) The discharge of firearms (MW)
