Perdition Meaning in English

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Definition

Perdition means a state of complete loss, destruction, or eternal punishment, especially in a religious sense referring to the soul's damnation after death.

Usage & Nuances

Highly formal and literary, mostly found in religious, poetic, or philosophical contexts. Strongly associated with Christian concepts of hell or eternal damnation. Rarely used in everyday conversation.

• Spanish: perdición - condenación eterna
• Portuguese (BR): perdição - danação eterna
• Portuguese (PT): perdição - condenação eterna
• Chinese (Simplified): 灭亡 - 永罚
• Chinese (Traditional): 滅亡 - 永罰
• Hindi: नरक - विनाश
• Arabic: الهلاك الأبدي - العذاب الأبدي
• Bengali: নরক - বিনাশ
• Russian: погибель - вечное проклятие
• Japanese: 地獄 - 永遠の破滅
• Vietnamese: diệt vong - đoạ đày vĩnh viễn
• Korean: 멸망 - 영원한 저주
• Turkish: cehennem - ebedi azap
• Urdu: ابدیت کی ہلاکت - دوزخ
• Indonesian: kebinasaan abadi - kutukan abadi

Example Sentences

He feared that his actions would lead to perdition.

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Some stories warn of eternal perdition for wrongdoers.

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The preacher spoke of perdition in his sermon.

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She felt as if one wrong choice would send her straight to perdition.

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After losing everything, he believed he was living in perdition already.

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‘Abandon hope, all ye who enter here’—a famous line about perdition.

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