per·di·tion /pɝˈdɪʃən/
滅亡,破滅,貶落地獄
Per·di·tion n.
1. Entire loss; utter destruction; ruin.
The mere perdition of the Turkish fleet. --Shak.
2. religion Damnation; the utter loss of the soul, or of final happiness in a future state; future misery or eternal death.
If we reject the truth, we seal our own perdition. --J. M. Mason.
3. Loss or diminution. [Obs.]
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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" [syn: Hell,
Inferno, infernal region, nether region, the pit]
[ant: Heaven]