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Entire loss; utter destruction; ruin; esp., the utter loss of the soul, or of final happiness in a future state; future misery or eternal death.

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  1. n. Entire loss; utter destruction; ruin; esp., the utter loss of the soul, or of final happiness in a future state; future misery or eternal death.
  2. n. Loss of diminution.
  3. n. (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
  4. 1. Entire loss; utter destruction; ruin; esp., the utter loss of the soul, or of final happiness in a future state; future misery or eternal death. The mere perdition of the Turkish fleet. Shak. If we reject the truth, we seal our own perdition. J. M. Mason. 2. Loss of diminution. [Obs.] Shak.
  5. n:100 n (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment