damnation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of damning
  2. noun the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell
    eternal damnation.

WordNet

Dam*na"tion noun
Etymology
F. damnation, L. damnatio, fr. damnare. See Damn.
Definitions
  1. The state of being damned; condemnation; openly expressed disapprobation.
  2. (Theol.) Condemnation to everlasting punishment in the future state, or the punishment itself.
    How can ye escape the damnation of hell? Matt. xxiii. 33.
    Wickedness is sin, and sin is damnation. Shak.
  3. A sin daserving of everlasting punishment. R.
    The deep damnation of his taking-off. Shak.

Webster 1913