Found 2 items, similar to Perdition.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: perdition 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Perdition Perdition \Per*di"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. perditio, fr. perdere, perditum, to ruin, to lose; per (cf. Skr. par[=a] away) + -dere (only in comp.) to put; akin to Gr. ?, E. do. See Do.] 1. Entire loss; utter destruction; ruin; esp., the utter loss of the soul, or of final happiness in a future state; future misery or eternal death. [1913 Webster] The mere perdition of the Turkish fleet. --Shak. [1913 Webster] If we reject the truth, we seal our own perdition. --J. M. Mason. [1913 Webster] 2. Loss of diminution. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]