perdition

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.]

(per-DISH-ehn)

noun
1. Loss of the soul; eternal damnation. Hell.
2. Utter ruin.

Etymology
Middle English perdicion, from Old French perdicion, from Late Latin perditio, perdition-, from Latin perditus, past participle of perdere, to lose : per- + dare, to give.

Usage
"`Since the courts have decided that corporations are `persons' and possessed of the legal and constitutional rights of persons, and since this has wreaked all sorts of havoc in the legal system, it would be gratifying to believe that these `persons' also had souls and that the worst of them would be damned to eternal perdition,' he (Denis Hayes) says." — Josh Clark, Brave new work: experts agree: stable jobs are giving way to a free-agent system, Mother Jones, Jul 17, 1997.

"With hideous ruin and combustion, down To bottomless perdition, there to dwell." — John Milton, Paradise Lost: First Book, 1667.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
  Synonyms: Hell, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, the pit

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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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