PERDITION

Hell, perdition, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, pit

(noun) (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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

perdition (countable and uncountable, plural perditions)

Eternal damnation.

Hell.

Absolute ruin.

Synonyms

• abyss

• Hades

• inferno

• netherworld

• underworld

• hell

Anagrams

• direption, tropidine

Source: Wiktionary

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Per*di"tion, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. perditio, fr. perdere, perditum, to ruin, to lose; per (cf. Skr. para away) + -dere (only in comp.) to put; akin to Gr. do. See Do.]

1. Entire loss; utter destruction; ruin; esp., the utter loss of the soul, or of final happiness in a future state; future misery or eternal death. The mere perdition of the Turkish fleet. Shak. If we reject the truth, we seal our own perdition. J. M. Mason.

2. Loss of diminution. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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