perdition

per·di·tion

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [per-dish-uh n]
- /pərˈdɪʃ ən/
- /pəˈdɪʃ.ən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [per-dish-uh n]
- /pərˈdɪʃ ən/

Definitions of perdition word

noun perdition a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation. 1
noun perdition the future state of the wicked. 1
noun perdition hell (def 1). 1
noun perdition utter destruction or ruin. 1
noun perdition Obsolete. loss. 1
noun perdition moral ruin 1

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Origin of perdition

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; < Latin perditiōn- (stem of perditiō) destruction, equivalent to perdit(us) (past participle of perdere to do in, ruin, lose, equivalent to per- per- + di-, combining form of dare to give + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn -ion; replacing Middle English perdiciun < Old French < Latin, as above

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Parts of speech for Perdition

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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perdition popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for perdition

noun perdition

abaddon — the Devil (Revelation 9:11)
damnation — According to some religions, if someone suffers damnation, they have to stay in hell for ever after they have died because of their sins.
gehenna — the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where propitiatory sacrifices were made to Moloch. II Kings 23:10.
hades — Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
hell — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.

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