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  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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