PERDITION


Meaning of PERDITION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pər-ˈdi-shən ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.