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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.
Perdition definition: a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation.. See examples of PERDITION used in a sentence.
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!"
perdition. noun [ U ] literary uk / pəˈdɪʃ. ə n / us / pɚˈdɪʃ. ə n /. Add to word list. 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.
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) 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. (Theology) another word for hell. 3. archaic utter disaster, ruin, or destruction. [C14: from Late Latin perditiō ruin, from Latin perdere to lose, from per- (away) + dāre to give]
1 day ago · 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.
Definition of perdition noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
