perdition

per·di·tion  (pr-dshn)

n.

1.

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.

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[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.]

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perdition

Noun

1. Christianity final and unalterable spiritual ruin; damnation

2. same as hell [Late Latin perditio ruin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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