pə(r)ˈdishən, ˌpərˈ-, pə̄ˈ-, pəiˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English perdicioun, from Late Latin perdition-, perditio, from Latin, perditus (past participle of perdere to destroy, squander, lose, from per- destructively, detrimentally + -dere, from dare to give) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at per- , date
1.
a. archaic : utter destruction : complete ruin
certain tidings … importing the mere perdition of the Turkish fleet — Shakespeare
b. obsolete : loss , diminution
not so much perdition as an hair betid to any creature in the vessel — Shakespeare
c. obsolete : something that causes loss or destruction
revelings, carnivals and balls which are the perdition of precious hours — Jeremy Taylor
2.
a. : utter loss of the soul or of final happiness in a future state : eternal damnation
reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men — 2 Pet 3: 7 (Authorized Version)
b. : the place of eternal damnation : hell
send a soul straight to perdition , dying frank an atheist — Robert Browning