perdition
per·di·tion
perdition · perditions
руйнування, знищення
проклятие, гибель, геенна
Hölle, ewige Verdammnis
Eternal damnationEternal damnation.
/pɜː(ɹ)ˈdɪ.ʃən/
» Adam followed the road of perdition.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Eternal damnation.
ewige Verdammnis
прокля́тиеprokljátije
(countable, uncountable)Hell.
Hölle
гее́ннаgejénna
(countable, uncountable)Absolute ruin; downfall.
Their decision to buy stocks just before the crisis led to their perdition.
ги́бельgíbelʹ
More definitions
- (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
Examples
3 sentencesAdam followed the road of perdition.
We're on the road to perdition.
You must read Teen Wolf and watch Road the Perdition.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 3
eternal damnation:
hell:
absolute ruin:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
eternal damnation:
hell:
Origin
From Middle English perdicioun, from Old French perdiciun, from Late Latin perditio, fromFrom Middle English perdicioun, from Old French perdiciun, from Late Latin perditio, from Latin perdo (“to destroy, to lose”).
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Forms
plural: perditions| Singular | perdition |
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regular
Synonyms
12 synonymsClose in meaning
- (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment:HellInfernoinfernal regionnether regionpit
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsRelatedperdure
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable