Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Perdition \Per*di"tion\ (p[~e]r*d[i^]sh"[u^]n), 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. tiqe`nai, E. do. See {Do}.]
1. Entire loss; utter destruction; ruin.
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The mere perdition of the Turkish fleet. --Shak.
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2. (religion) Damnation; the utter loss of the soul, or of
final happiness in a future state; future misery or
eternal death.
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If we reject the truth, we seal our own perdition.
--J. M. Mason.
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3. Loss or diminution. [Obs.] --Shak.
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4. Hell; hades; as, on the path to perdition.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perdition
n 1: (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"; "Hell is
paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson [syn: {Hell},
{perdition}, {Inferno}, {infernal region}, {nether region},
{pit}] [ant: {Heaven}]
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