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damnation Definition

dam·na·tion (dam nās̸hən)

noun

a damning or being damned

Etymology: ME damnacioun < OFr damnation < LL(Ec) damnatio, the displeasure of God < L, condemnation

used to express anger

damnation Synonyms

damnation

n.

damning, condemnation, perdition, sending to hell, consigning to perdition, ban, anathema, excommunication, condemnation to eternal punishment, proscription, denunciation, doom, damnatio (Latin), Verdammung (German), sending to Old Nick*; see also blame 1, curse 1.

damnation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • hell: They imagine they may live and die in their sins, and nevertheless " escape the damnation of hell.
  • soul: Thus Plato delays the damnation of these souls by ensnaring the noblest part of them their intellectual imagination.
  • man: We proclaim the damnation of other men at the peril of our own souls.

Converse of object

  • deserve: There is no soft way of saying this, but the truth is we all deserve damnation.
  • escape: They imagine they may live and die in their sins, and nevertheless " escape the damnation of hell.
  • face: If anyone opposed this power they faced eternal damnation as well as execution.
  • receive: These I believe are at serious risk of receiving Damnation.
  • suffer: For centuries we have blindly submitted to the Myth of Indianism and suffered damnation.
  • proclaim: We proclaim the damnation of other men at the peril of our own souls.

Preposition: in

hell: No doctrines, no threats of damnation in Hell exist to coerce people into adopting our faith.

Adjective modifier

  • eternal: Gone is the fear of eternal damnation, the weariness of working for heaven.
  • everlasting: According to the bible, the original sinner, who tempted man into everlasting damnation, was a woman.
  • own: The embodiment of the lesser forces of the universe who inspired dread, the threat of our own damnation.
  • such: Casting oneself into philosophical doubt, such damnation remains a possibility.
  • low: Lower, lower, damnation, we do nothing.
  • final: Final damnation, hell, final judgment, eternal wrath on sinners.

Noun used with modifier

drinketh: For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

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