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Definition of: perdition
(pər·dish′ən) noun
1. Theol. Future misery or eternal death as the condition of the wicked; hell.
2. Obs. Utter destruction or ruin.
3. Obs. Lessening; diminution. See synonyms under RUIN. [<OF perdiciun <L perditio, -onis <perdere destroy, lose <per- through, away + dare give]
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