firebrand : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: firebrand	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for firebrand
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
firebrand n a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning [syn: brand, firebrand] someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel" Synonym(s): instigator, provoker, inciter, instigant, firebrand
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Firebrand \Fire"brand`\, n. 1. A piece of burning wood. --L'Estrange. 2. One who inflames factions, or causes contention and mischief; an incendiary. --Bacon.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Firebrand Isa. 7:4, Amos 4:11, Zech. 3:2, denotes the burnt end of a stick (Heb. 'ud); in Judg. 15:4, a lamp or torch, a flambeau (Heb. lappid); in Prov. 26:18 (comp. Eph. 6:16), burning darts or arrows (Heb. zikkim).