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1. a. : eternal damnation. b. : hell. 2. archaic : utter destruction. b. obsolete : loss. Did you know? Perdition began life as a word meaning "utter destruction"; that sense is now archaic, but it provides a clue about the origins of the word.
noun [ U ] literary uk / pəˈdɪʃ. ə n / us / pɚˈdɪʃ. ə n / Add to word list. a state of punishment that goes on for ever, believed in some religions to be suffered by evil people after death. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Religious concepts: Heaven. Elysian. heavenly. high. limbo. on high idiom. paradise. purgatory. the pearly gates.
3 days ago · 1. Christianity. a. final and irrevocable spiritual ruin. b. this state as one that the wicked are said to be destined to endure for ever. 2. another word for hell. 3. archaic. utter disaster, ruin, or destruction. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin.
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!"
4 days ago · uncountable noun [usu prep N] If you say that someone is on the road to perdition, you mean that their behavior is likely to lead them to failure and punishment . [literary] More Synonyms of perdition. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Perdition definition: a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation.. See examples of PERDITION used in a sentence.
Definitions of 'perdition' 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] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'perdition' British English: pɜːʳdɪʃən American English: pərdɪʃən. More. Synonyms of 'perdition' • damnation, hell, ruin, destruction [...]
