perdition Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
    infernal region; nether region; Hell; Inferno; pit.
    • Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton
    • a demon from the depths of the pit
    • Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson

WordNet

Per*di"tion noun
Etymology
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. , E. do. See Do.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913