perdition

(pər-dĭsh'ən)
n.

1. 1. Loss of the soul; eternal damnation.
   2. Hell: "Him the Almighty Power/Hurl'd headlong . . . /To bottomless perdition, there to dwell" (John Milton).
2. Archaic. Utter ruin.

[Middle English perdicion, from Old French, from Late Latin perditiō, perditiōn-, from Latin perditus, past participle of perdere, to lose : per-, per- + dare, to give.]

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• Hell - perdition: hell; place of utter damnation

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - undergang, fortabelse, helvede

Nederlands (Dutch)
verdoemenis, ondergang

Français (French)
n. - (Relig) perdition

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verdammnis

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ανεπανόρθωτη) απώλεια, χαμός

Italiano (Italian)
perdizione, dannazione, rovina

Português (Portuguese)
n. - perdição (f), morte (f), inferno (m)

Русский (Russian)
гибель, вечное проклятие

Español (Spanish)
n. - perdición

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - undergång, fördömelse, förtappelse, helvetet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
死后打入地狱, 毁灭, 地狱

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 死後打入地獄, 毀滅, 地獄

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 파멸, 영원한 죽음, 지옥에 떨어짐

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 破滅, 悪者の果て, 地獄

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) هلاك, خراب, هلاك روحي أبدي, جهنم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דין גהינום, תופת, אבדון, הרס, מוות‬

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