perdition

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) Eternal damnation.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Hell.
  3. (countable, uncountable) Absolute ruin; downfall.

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɜː(ɹ).ˈdɪ.ʃən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English perdicioun, from Old French perdiciun, from Late Latin perditio, from Latin perdo (“I destroy, I lose”).

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