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English Dictionary: perdition	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for perdition
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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"; "Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson Synonym(s): Hell, perdition, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, pit Antonym(s): Heaven
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perdition \Perdi"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. perditio, fr. perdere, perditum, to ruin, to lose; per (cf. Skr. par[be] 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.