perdition

[ per-dish-uhn ]

/ pərˈdɪʃ ən /

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noun

a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation.

the future state of the wicked.

hell (def. 1).

utter destruction or ruin.

Obsolete. loss.

Origin of perdition

1300–50; <Latin perditiōn- (stem of perditiō) destruction, equivalent to perdit(us) (past participle of perdere to do in, ruin, lose, equivalent to per-per- + di-, combining form of dare to give + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn-ion; replacing Middle English perdiciun<Old French <Latin, as above

Words nearby perdition

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Example sentences from the Web for perdition

Away to perdition with your cordials, or I set the dogs on you.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
I thought, however, that her perdition was involuntary, and that she was dragged down by the angels in their fall.
Thais|Anatole France
All who had separated from the Papal communion were alike outcasts, cut off from grace, children of perdition.
History of England from the fall of Wolsey to the death of Elizabeth. Vol. III|James Anthony Froude
And now you have got me to Alsander you want to drive me to perdition.
The King of Alsander|James Elroy Flecker

Till that instant the idea of a temptation of the evil one, of the possibility of perdition, had never entered my head.
Dream Tales and Prose Poems|Ivan Turgenev

British Dictionary definitions for perdition

perdition

/ (pəˈdɪʃən) /

noun

Christianity

final and irrevocable spiritual ruin
this state as one that the wicked are said to be destined to endure for ever

another word for hell

archaic utter disaster, ruin, or destruction

Word Origin for perdition

C14: from Late Latin perditiō ruin, from Latin perdere to lose, from per- (away) + dāre to give

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单词	perdition
释义	perdition [ per-dish-uhn ] / pərˈdɪʃ ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR perdition ON THESAURUS.COM noun a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation. the future state of the wicked. hell (def. 1). utter destruction or ruin. Obsolete. loss. Origin of perdition 1300–50; <Latin perditiōn- (stem of perditiō) destruction, equivalent to perdit(us) (past participle of perdere to do in, ruin, lose, equivalent to per-per- + di-, combining form of dare to give + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn-ion; replacing Middle English perdiciun<Old French <Latin, as above Words nearby perdition percutaneous, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, Percy, Perdido, per diem, perdition, perdu, perdurable, perdure, père, Perea Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for perdition Away to perdition with your cordials, or I set the dogs on you. God Wills It!\|William Stearns Davis I thought, however, that her perdition was involuntary, and that she was dragged down by the angels in their fall. Thais\|Anatole France All who had separated from the Papal communion were alike outcasts, cut off from grace, children of perdition. History of England from the fall of Wolsey to the death of Elizabeth. Vol. III\|James Anthony Froude And now you have got me to Alsander you want to drive me to perdition. The King of Alsander\|James Elroy Flecker Till that instant the idea of a temptation of the evil one, of the possibility of perdition, had never entered my head. Dream Tales and Prose Poems\|Ivan Turgenev British Dictionary definitions for perdition perdition / (pəˈdɪʃən) / noun Christianity final and irrevocable spiritual ruin this state as one that the wicked are said to be destined to endure for ever another word for hell archaic utter disaster, ruin, or destruction Word Origin for perdition C14: from Late Latin perditiō ruin, from Latin perdere to lose, from per- (away) + dāre to give Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to perdition abyss, purgatory, ruin, condemnation, suffering, damnation, affliction, underworld, inferno, pit, punishment, bottomless pit, fire and brimstone, nether world, lower world
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perdition

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