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perdition |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Perdition \Per*di"tion\, n. [F., fr L. perditio, fr perdere, perditum to ruin, to lose; per (cf. Skr. par[=a] away) + -dere (only in comp.) to put akin to Gr ?, E. do See {Do}.] 1. Entire loss utter destruction; ruin; esp., the utter loss of the soul, or of final happiness in a future state; future misery or eternal death. The mere perdition of the Turkish fleet. --Shak. If we reject the truth, we seal our own perdition. --J. M. Mason. 2. Loss of diminution. [Obs.] --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: perdition n : (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment: "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit" [syn: {Hell}, {Inferno}, {infernal region}, {nether region}, {the pit}] [ant: {Heaven}]
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