damnation

[ dam-ney-shuh n ]

/ dæmˈneɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of damning or the state of being damned.

a cause or occasion of being damned.

Theology. condemnation to eternal punishment as a consequence of sin.

an oath expressing anger, disappointment, etc.

interjection

(used in exclamatory phrases to express anger, disappointment, etc.)

Words related to damnation

condemnation, suffering, torment, perdition, hell, doom

Words nearby damnation

damn the torpedoes, damn well, damn with faint praise, damnable, damnably, damnation, damnatory, damned, damned if i do, damned if i don't, damnedest, damnify

Origin of damnation

1250–1300; Middle English dam(p)nacioun < Old French damnation < Latin damnātiōn- (stem of damnātiō), equivalent to damnāt(us) (past participle of damnāre; see damn, -ate¹) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM damnation

non·dam·na·tion, nounpre·dam·na·tion, nounself-dam·na·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for damnation

The “Damnation of Faust,” dramatic legend, as Berlioz calls it, was written in 1846.
The Standard Cantatas|George P. Upton
Next to "The Damnation," these are perhaps the finest of the series, and show most imagination and dramatic feeling.
Luca Signorelli|Maud Cruttwell
The "Damnation of Faust," now finished, was given at the Opéra, and was not a success.
The World's Great Men of Music|Harriette Brower
Sandy Flash has a fine piece of horse-flesh, but you beat him once—Damnation!
The Story Of Kennett|Bayard Taylor

Can a Man with himself damn'd, without supposing, that there is such a Thing as Damnation.
An Enquiry into the Origin of Honour, and the Usefulness of Christianity in War|Bernard Mandeville

British Dictionary definitions for damnation

damnation

/ (dæmˈneɪʃən) /

noun

the act of damning or state of being damned

a cause or instance of being damned

interjection

an exclamation of anger, disappointment, etc

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Culture definitions for damnation

damnation

Eternal punishment in hell. (See mortal sin/venial sin.)