perdition

per·di·tion (p

r-d

a. Loss of the soul; eternal damnation.

b. Hell: "Him the Almighty Power/Hurl'd headlong . . . /To bottomless perdition, there to dwell" (John Milton).

2. Archaic Utter ruin.

[Middle English perdicion, from Old French, from Late Latin perditi, perditin-, from Latin perditus, past participle of perdere, to lose : per-, per- + dare, to give; see d- in Indo-European roots.]

perdition [pəˈdɪʃən]

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity

a. final and irrevocable spiritual ruin

b. this state as one that the wicked are said to be destined to endure for ever

2. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) another word for hell

3. Archaic utter disaster, ruin, or destruction

[from Late Latin perditiō ruin, from Latin perdere to lose, from per- (away) + dāre to give]

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Noun

perdition - (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson

infernal region, nether region, Inferno, Hell, pit

fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings

Gehenna, Tartarus - a place where the wicked are punished after death

hellfire, red region - a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned

Christian religion, Christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior

perdition

noun (Christianity) damnation, hell, ruin, destruction, doom, condemnation, downfall, hellfire, everlasting punishment He alleged that the film would lead young souls into perdition.

Translations

perdition [pɜːˈdɪʃən] N (liter) → perdición f

perdition

n → ewige Verdammnis

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affluence Christian religion Christianity damnation den distress fictitious place Gehenna heaven hell hellfire imaginary place infernal region inferno Jansenism mythical place nether region Perditionable perdu	Tito Malema was not only a lesson, he was a revelation, and I trembled before him as in the presence of a warning and a message from the only veritable perdition. My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context But he found himself encompassed with guards and forced to remain silent while the Chief Circle in a few impassioned words made a final appeal to the Women, exclaiming that, if the Colour Bill passed, no marriage would henceforth be safe, no woman's honour secure; fraud, deception, hypocrisy would pervade every household; domestic bliss would share the fate of the Constitution and pass to speedy perdition. Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context She described with the most vivid minuteness the agonies of the country families whom he had ruined-- the sons whom he had plunged into dishonour and poverty--the daughters whom he had inveigled into perdition. Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context	percussion cap Percussion fuze percussion instrument percussion lock Percussion match Percussion powder percussion section Percussion sieve percussion tool percussionist percussive percussive instrument percussor percutaneous Percutient Percy Percy Aldridge Grainger Percy Bysshe Shelley Percy Grainger Perdicidae Perdicinae Perdicine Perdido Perdie Perdifoil perdition Perditionable Perdix Perdix perdix perdu Perduellion Perdulous Perdurability perdurable Perdurance perdure Perdy Pere père pere david's deer Père David's deer Pere Jacques Marquette Perea Peregal peregrinate peregrination Peregrinator peregrine peregrine falcon peregrine hawk peregrinism	Perdicidae Perdicinae Perdicine Perdida de Alma Perdida de capital Perdida de eficiencia Perdida extraordinaria Perdida neta Perdida operativa Perdida realizada Perdida trasladable a ejercicios anteriores Perdida trasladable a ejercicios posteriores Perdido Perdido Perdido Bay Youth Sports Association Perdido key state park Perdido Key State Recreation Area Perdido Key State Recreation Area Perdie Perdiemazing Perdifoil Perdikkas Perdikkas PerDiS PerDiS Perdita Perdita di capitale Perdite accidentali perdition Perditionable perditus Perdix Perdix Perdix perdix Perdiz De Bosque Negra Perdiz Negra Perdolan Perdolan Perdolan Perdolan Perdona Nuestros Pecados Perdonatio utlagariae Perdono Perdrix Noire PERDS PERDS perdu PerDUCER perducere perdue Perdue Burke Ernzerhof Perdue University Perdue, Frank Perdue, Frank Perduellion Perdulous perdurability perdurability perdurable

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fictitious place
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hellfire
imaginary place
infernal region
inferno
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mythical place
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Tito Malema was not only a lesson, he was a revelation, and I trembled before him as in the presence of a warning and a message from the only veritable perdition.

My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context

But he found himself encompassed with guards and forced to remain silent while the Chief Circle in a few impassioned words made a final appeal to the Women, exclaiming that, if the Colour Bill passed, no marriage would henceforth be safe, no woman's honour secure; fraud, deception, hypocrisy would pervade every household; domestic bliss would share the fate of the Constitution and pass to speedy perdition.

Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context

She described with the most vivid minuteness the agonies of the country families whom he had ruined-- the sons whom he had plunged into dishonour and poverty--the daughters whom he had inveigled into perdition.

Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context

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