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perdition
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-14c., "fact of being lost or destroyed," from Old French perdicion "loss, calamity, perdition" of souls (11c.) and directly from Late Latin perditionem (nominative perditio ) "ruin, destruction," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin perdere ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Wilde was now on the brink of perdition . EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ So many of the men looked so young to be traveling that road to perdition . ▪ To perdition with the Bamford Hunt and every one of its hounds.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Perdition may refer to: Hell in Christian beliefs Son of perdition Perdition (play) , by Jim Allen Road to Perdition (comics) , a series of fictional works by Max Allan Collins Road to Perdition , a film based on the graphic novel of the same name Road ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 eternal damnation. 2 hell. 3 absolute ruin.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
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" [syn: Hell , Inferno , infernal region , ...
Usage examples of perdition.
Under the pretence of holding a Parliament, you can cite all the damned into the burning Evildom, and then bid the devils hurl them headlong to bottomless perdition, and lock them up in its vortex, to trouble you no more.
Lyeth spun around, wishing them and their fellows to perdition, and stormed through the hall, her talma billowing behind her.
Of course, a few seditious sons of perdition smuggled unscramblers in from Wild Country.
Polytheism conducts its deluded votaries, through the paths of error, to the abyss of eternal perdition.
After all, Sam himself had been sixteen when the Beatles and Rolling Stones were coming on the scene, and his parents had railed against that music and predicted it would lead Sam and his entire generation into perdition.
The old kings had died away, but the Fletchers and the Vaughans,--of whom she had been one,--and the Whartons remained, a peculiar people in an age that was then surrendering itself to quick perdition, and with peculiar duties.
The shrieks of the ghosts from the mists of Glenco Ring in his ears through the caves of perdition!
And whenever I questioned Rochez on the subject, he flew into a temper and consigned all middle-aged Jewesses to perdition, and all the lovely and young ones to a comfortable kind of Hades to which he alone amongst the male sex would have access.
Some were in favor of consigning you and your vessel to perdition, but Prophet Beasley thought you might be worthy of the kingdom of God.
Him the Almighty Power Hurld headlong flaming from th' Ethereal Skie With hideous ruine and combustion down To bottomless perdition, there to dwell In Adamantine Chains and penal Fire, Who durst defie th' Omnipotent to Arms.
Nevertheless, that a male dissembler who by deluging her with untenable fictions charms the female wisely, may acquire powers reaching to the extremity of perdition, is a truth taught to many by unsought and wringing occurrences.
The bodies of the Aurelianos were no sooner cold in their graves than Aureliano Segundo had the house lighted up again, filled with drunkards playing the accordion and dousing themselves in champagne, as if dogs and not Christians had died, and as if that madhouse which had cost her so many headaches and so many candy animals was destined to become a trash heap of perdition.
Bambridge, who wanted to know what Horrock would do with blasted stuff only fit for haberdashers given over to that state of perdition which the horse-dealer so cordially recognized in the majority of earthly existences.
They claimed that since Tomahawk was furnishin’ one-half of the attraction, and Gunstock the other half, the razee ought to be throwed at Perdition.
The Gunstock braves turned frothing on the Tomahawk warriors, and the men from Perdition, yelping with glee, pulled their guns and begun fanning the crowd indiscriminately, which give back their fire.