perdition en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pɜː(ɹ)ˈdɪ.ʃən/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English perdicioun, from Old French perdiciun, from Late Latin perditio, from Latin perdo (“to destroy, to lose”).
Meanings
-
(countable, uncountable) Eternal damnation.
I son ov perdition / From sheer nothingness transgressed
2009, “Ov Fire and the Void”, in Evangelion, performed by Behemoth:
- (countable, uncountable) Hell.
-
(countable, uncountable) Absolute ruin; downfall.
Their decision to buy stocks just before the crisis led to their perdition.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| perditions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
Relateds
Synonyms
netherworld · inferno · ruin · underworld · abyss · doom · Hades · destruction
Translations (56)
fi tuho (absolute ruin) · tr cehennem (eternal damnation) · fa نفرین ابدی (eternal damnation) · pt perdição (absolute ruin) · pl wieczne potępienie (eternal damnation) · fi helvetti (hell) · is glötun (absolute ruin) · pl piekło (hell) · es perdición (eternal damnation) · nl eeuwige verdoemenis (eternal damnation) · cs záhuba (absolute ruin) · cs zkáza (absolute ruin) · ru ги́бель (absolute ruin) · eo pereo (eternal damnation) · ru прокля́тие (eternal damnation) · fa دوزخ (hell) · mk пе́кол (hell) · fi kadotus (eternal damnation) · got 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌻𐌿𐍃𐍄𐍃 (absolute ruin) · ja 地獄 (hell) · sv evig fördömelse (eternal damnation) · bg гибел (absolute ruin) · ru гее́нна (hell) · mk ад (hell) · pt inferno (hell) · fa نابودی (absolute ruin) · ja 劫罰 (eternal damnation) · de Hölle (hell) · hu pokol (hell) · fa دمار (absolute ruin) · sh propast (absolute ruin) · ja 衰滅 (absolute ruin) · es perdición (absolute ruin) · pt perdição (eternal damnation) · de ewige Verdammnis (eternal damnation) · nl verderf (absolute ruin) · da helvede (hell) · sh pakao (hell) · bg ад (hell) · da evig fordømmelse (eternal damnation) · fr enfer (hell) · da undergang (absolute ruin) · nl hel (hell) · sv fördärv (absolute ruin) · mk про́клетство (eternal damnation) · sh prokletstvo (eternal damnation) · bg ад (eternal damnation) · hu örök kárhozat (eternal damnation) · mk ги́бел (absolute ruin) · ms neraka (hell) · mk про́паст (absolute ruin) · es infierno (hell) · tr cehennem (hell) · sv helvete (hell) · is glötun (eternal damnation) · cs věčné zatracení (eternal damnation)