perdition

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 (countable and uncountable, plural perditions)

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

Anagrams

• direption, tropidine

Etymology

From Late Latin perditionem, from Latin perditio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛʁ.di.sjɔ̃/

Noun

perdition f (plural perditions)

1. perdition

Further reading

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