n.
Pronunciation: p ə r- ' di-sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English perdicion, from Anglo-French perdiciun, Late Latin perdition-, perditio, from Latin perdere to destroy, from per- through + dare to give ― more at PER- , DATE
Date: 14th century
1 a archaic : utter destruction b obsolete : LOSS
2 a : eternal damnation b : HELL