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Perdition \Per*di"tion\ (p[~e]r*d[i^]sh"[u^]n), n. [F., fr. L.
perditio, fr. perdere, perditum, to ruin, to lose; per (cf.
Skr. par[=a] away) -dere (only in comp.) to put; akin to
Gr. tiqe`nai, E. do. See {Do}.]
1. Entire loss; utter destruction; ruin.
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The mere perdition of the Turkish fleet. --Shak.
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2. (religion) Damnation; the utter loss of the soul, or of
final happiness in a future state; future misery or
eternal death.
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If we reject the truth, we seal our own perdition.
--J. M. Mason.
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3. Loss or diminution. [Obs.] --Shak.
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4. Hell; hades; as, on the path to perdition.
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