English-Thai Dictionary

perdition

N ความหายนะ  การ พังพินาศ  damnation perdition kwam-hai-ya-na

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PERDITION

n.[L. perditio, from perdo, to lose, to ruin. ] 1. Entire loss or ruin; utter destruction; as the perdition of the Turkish fleet.
[In this sense, the word is now nearly or wholly obsolete. ]
2. The utter loss of the soul or of final happiness in a future state; future misery or eternal death. The impenitent sinner is condemned to final perdition.
If we reject the truth, we seal our own perdition.
3. Loss. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PERDITION

Per *di "tion, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. perditio, fr. perdere, perditum, to ruin, to lose; per (cf. Skr. para away ) + -dere (only in comp. ) to put; akin to Gr. do. See Do. ]

 

1. Entire loss; utter destruction; ruin; esp. , the utter loss of the soul, or of final happiness in a future state; future misery or eternal death. The mere perdition of the Turkish fleet. Shak. If we reject the truth, we seal our own perdition. J. M. Mason.

 

2. Loss of diminution. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

PERDITIONABLE

PERDITIONABLE Per *di "tion *a *ble, a.

 

Defn: Capable of being ruined; worthy of perdition. [R.] Pollok.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

perdition

per di tion |pərˈdiSHən pərˈdɪʃən | ▶noun (in Christian theology ) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unpenitent person passes after death. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French perdiciun, from ecclesiastical Latin perditio (n- ), from Latin perdere ‘destroy, ’ from per- ‘completely, to destruction ’ + the base of dare ‘put. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

perdition

perdition |pəˈdɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] (in Christian theology ) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unrepentant person passes after death. • complete and utter ruin: she used her last banknote to buy herself a square meal before perdition. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French perdiciun, from ecclesiastical Latin perditio (n- ), from Latin perdere ‘destroy ’, from per- ‘completely, to destruction ’ + the base of dare ‘put ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

perdition

perdition noun I hope that lawyer goes to perdition! damnation, eternal punishment; hell, hellfire, doom.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

perdition

perdition noun damnation, eternal punishment; hell, hellfire, spiritual destruction, doom, ruin, ruination, condemnation, destruction, downfall.

 

French Dictionary

perdition

perdition n. f. nom féminin vieux État de ce qui est en danger de périr. LOCUTIONS En perdition. En danger de faire naufrage, en parlant d ’un navire. : Un voilier en perdition. En perdition. Qui est menacé de destruction. : Une économie en perdition. Lieu de perdition. Lieu moralement dangereux.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

perdition

per di tion /pə r dɪ́ʃ (ə )n /名詞 U ｟かたく 文 ｠1 永遠の破滅 ; 地獄 (に落ちること ).2 ｟古 ｠(完全な )崩壊 .