perdition

English

/pɜː(ɹ).ˈdɪ.ʃən/

noun
Definitions
  • Eternal damnation.
  • Hell.
  • Absolute ruin.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French perdiciun derived from Latin perditio, perdo (I destroy, I lose) root from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- (give, spread out, lay out).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*deh₃-

Gloss

give, spread out, lay out

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