perdition

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɜː(ɹ).ˈdɪ.ʃən/
• Hyphenation: per‧di‧tion
• Rhymes: -ɪʃən

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Noun

perdition (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

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

Translations

eternal damnation

• Bulgarian: ад (bg) m (ad)
• Danish: evig (da) fordømmelse
• Dutch: eeuwige (nl) verdoemenis
• Finnish: kadotus
• German: ewige (de) 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
• Turkish: cehennem (tr)

hell

• Bulgarian: ад (bg) m (ad)
• Dutch: hel (nl)
• Finnish: helvetti (fi)
• Japanese: 地獄 (ja) (jigoku)
• Malay: neraka

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

absolute ruin

• Danish: undergang c
• Dutch: verderf (nl)
• Finnish: tuho (fi)
• Icelandic: glötun (is) f

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

Anagrams

• tropidine

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French

Etymology

From Late Latin perditionem, from Latin perditio.

Noun

perdition f (plural perditions)

1. perdition

External links

• "perdition" in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).