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Definition of conflagration:
Synonyms:
snake pit, burning, holocaust, hostilities, hot war, flare-up, havoc, danger, hot, blaze, wildfire, conflict, hellhole, firestorm, flame, ignition, hell, inferno, precipice, combustion, a disaster waiting to happen, fire, escapade, infernal region, spontaneous combustion, pit, the pits, nether region, threat, perdition, emergency, hell on earth, adventure, minefield, crisis, bonfire.
Usage examples:
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On Monday, in chapel, Don and the " heroes" of Farmer Corrigan's conflagration had another shock, and Don, for one, wondered when he was to hear the last of that affair.
- "Left Guard Gilbert", Ralph Henry Barbour. -
The sun shot above the purple and orange waters of the bay like a conflagration.
- "The Argus Pheasant", John Charles Beecham. -
Its last phase, the German Reformation, would have been nothing but a sudden flickering of its dying flame, had it not taken new strength and light from the clash and conflagration of states.
- "Thoughts Out of Season (Part II)", Friedrich Nietzsche.