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pəˈdɪʃ(ə)n/
n.
(in Christian theology) a state of eternal damnation into which a sinful and unrepentant person passes after death.
▸complete and utter ruin.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. perdiciun, from eccles. L. perditio(n-), from L. perdere ‘destroy’.
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