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perdition

Pronunciation: /pɜː(ɹ)ˈdɪ.ʃən/

The English word “perdition” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Eternal damnation.
  2. Hell.
  3. Absolute ruin; downfall.

Etymology

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

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