Category:Perdition

Per*di"tion, n. Etym: [f., fr. L. perditio, fr. perdere, perditum, to Ruin, to lose; per (cf. Skr. para away) + -dere (only in comp.) to Put; akin to gr. do. See do.]

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.