perdition

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English perdicioun, from Old French perdiciun, from Late Latin perditio, from Latin perdo (“to destroy, to lose”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɜː(ɹ)ˈdɪ.ʃən/ Hyphenation: per‧di‧tion Rhymes: -ɪʃən === Noun === perdition (countable and uncountable, plural perditions) Eternal damnation. Antonym: salvation Hell. Synonyms: Hades, inferno, netherworld, underworld, abyss Absolute ruin; downfall. Synonyms: ruin, doom, destruction Antonym: redemption ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== perdure ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === direption, tropidine == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French perdiciun, borrowed from Late Latin perditiōnem, from Latin perdō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɛʁ.di.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === perdition f (plural perditions) perdition un lieu de perdition ― a den of iniquity ==== Related terms ==== perdre perte ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: perdiție === Further reading === “perdition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012