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- DictionaryPer·di·tion/pərˈdiSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. (in Christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unpenitent person passes after death.
The meaning of PERDITION is eternal damnation. How to use perdition in a sentence. Did you know?
Perdition definition: a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation.. See examples of PERDITION used in a sentence.
PERDITION definition: 1. a state of punishment that goes on for ever, believed in some religions to be suffered by evil…. Learn more.
Perdition refers to hell, and especially the religious idea of eternal damnation: suffering for an endless period of time after death. You can also use this word for a more earthly kind of suffering. When you have three exams and an essay due on the same day, you might exclaim, "I'm in perdition!"
1. a. Loss of the soul; eternal damnation. b. Hell: "Him the Almighty Power / Hurl'd headlong ... / To bottomless perdition, there to dwell" (John Milton). 2. Utter ruin.
perdition. (pɜːʳdɪʃən ) uncountable noun. If you say that someone is on the road to perdition, you mean that their behaviour is likely to lead them to failure and disaster. [literary] It is not a straight path to a resolution, but certainly not one to perdition either.
He resigned himself to watch her drift towards perdition. Capernaum shall go to perdition ; Jerusalem shall be a desolate ruin. The idea of destruction or perdition is thus a secondary meaning of the word, which gradually lost its primary sense of consecration.
perdition in American English. (pərˈdɪʃən) noun. 1. a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation. 2. the future state of the wicked. 3. hell (sense 1) 4.
Definition of perdition noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun perdition, two of which are labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
