perdition
[ per-dish-uhn ]
/ pərˈdɪʃ ən /
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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
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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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