perdition

perdition
/peuhr dish"euhn/, n.
1. a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation.
2. the future state of the wicked.
3. hell (def. 1).
4. utter destruction or ruin.
5. Obs. loss.
[1300-50; < L perdition- (s. of perditio) destruction, equiv. to perdit(us) (ptp. of perdere to do in, ruin, lose, equiv. to per- PER- + di-, comb. form of dare to give + -tus ptp. suffix) + -ion -ION; r. ME perdiciun < OF < L, as above]

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  • perdition — [n] hell Abaddon*, abyss, affliction, bottomless pit*, condemnation, damnation, everlasting fire*, fire and brimstone*, Gehenna*, Hades, infernal regions, inferno, loss of the soul, lower world, nether world, pit, place of torment, punishment,… …   New thesaurus

  • perdition — ► NOUN ▪ (in Christian theology) a state of eternal damnation into which a sinful person who has not repented passes after death. ORIGIN Latin, from perdere destroy …   English terms dictionary

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