perdition

English

Etymology

From Old French perdiciun, from Late Latin perditio, from Latin perdo (“I destroy (the soul)”)

Pronunciation

• per*di"tion

Noun

perdition (uncountable)

1. eternal damnation
2. hell
3. absolute ruin

Synonyms

• abyss
• Hades
• inferno
• netherworld
• underworld
• hell

Translations

eternal damnation

Bulgarian: ад (bg) (ad) m. Dutch: eeuwige verdoemenis Finnish: kadotus (fi) German: ewige Verdammnis f. Icelandic: glötun (is) f.

Japanese: 劫罰 (ごうばつ, gōbatsu) Persian: نفرین ابدی (nefrin-e abadi) Russian: проклятие (ru) (prokljátije) Swedish: evig (sv) fördömelse (sv) Turkish: cehennem (tr)

hell

Bulgarian: ад (bg) (ad) m. Dutch: hel (nl) Finnish: helvetti (fi) Japanese: 地獄 (jigoku)

Persian: دوزخ (fa) (duzakh) Russian: геенна (ru) (gejénna) f. Swedish: helvete (sv) Turkish: cehennem (tr)

absolute ruin

Dutch: verderf Finnish: tuho (fi) Icelandic: glötun (is) f.

Japanese: 衰滅 (すいめつ, suimetsu) Persian: نابودی (nabudi), دمار (damar) Russian: гибель (ru) (gíbel’) f.

Anagrams

• tropidine

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French

Etymology

From Late Latin perditionem, from Latin perditio.

Noun

perdition f. (plural perditions)

1. perdition