Perdition

//pɜː(ɹ)ˈdɪ.ʃən// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Eternal damnation. countable, uncountable

    "I son ov perdition / From sheer nothingness transgressed"

  2. 2
    (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment wordnet
  3. 3
    Hell. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    Absolute ruin; downfall. countable, uncountable

    "Their decision to buy stocks just before the crisis led to their perdition."

Synonyms

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hellabysshadesinfernoinfernonetherworld

Example

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"You must read Teen Wolf and watch Road the Perdition."

Etymology

From Middle English perdicioun, from Old French perdiciun, from Late Latin perditio, from Latin perdo (“I destroy, I lose”).

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