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perdition

per·di·tion [ pər dísh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. punishment in hell: in some religions, the state of everlasting punishment in hell that sinners endure after death

2. hell: hell itself as a location

[14th century. Directly or via French< late Latin perdition-< Latin perdere "put to destruction" < dare "put"]
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