perdition
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French perdiciun, from Late Latin perditio, from Latin perdo (“I destroy, I lose”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɜː(ɹ).ˈdɪ.ʃən/
- Hyphenation: per‧di‧tion
- Rhymes: -ɪʃən
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Noun
perdition (countable and uncountable, plural perditions)
Synonyms
Translations
eternal damnation
hell
French
Etymology
From Old French perdiciun, borrowed from Late Latin perditio, perditionem, from Latin perdo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛʁ.di.sjɔ̃/
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Related terms
Further reading
- “perdition” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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