perdition

per·di·tion

noun

In the Christian religion, perdition is defined as a state of eternal punishment you experience after death if you were a sinner who did not repent to God.

An example of perdition is hell.

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perdition

Archaic complete and irreparable loss; ruin
Theol.
1. the loss of the soul; damnation
2. hell

Origin of perdition

Middle English perdicioun from Old French perdiciun from Ecclesiastical Late Latin perditio from Classical Latin perditus, past participle of perdere, to lose, ruin from per-, per- + dare, to give: see date

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perdition

noun

a. Loss of the soul; eternal damnation.
b. Hell: “Him the Almighty Power / Hurl'd headlong … / To bottomless perdition, there to dwell” ( John Milton )
Utter ruin.

Origin of perdition

Middle English perdicion from Old French from Late Latin perditiō perditiōn- from Latin perditus past participle of perdere to lose per- per- dare to give ; see dō- in Indo-European roots.

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