perdition \per-DISH-uhn\, noun:
1. A state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation.
2. The future state of the wicked.
3. Hell.
4. Utter destruction or ruin.
5. Obsolete. Loss.
2. The future state of the wicked.
3. Hell.
4. Utter destruction or ruin.
5. Obsolete. Loss.
~You know, I like this word a lot better than Hell. It sounds scarier and more final than Hell. "You're on the path to perdition, son. Watch out." Yep, watch out, indeed!~
Perdition stems from the Latin perditiōn- meaning destruction. It was the equivalent of perdit, the past participle of perdere meaning to do in, ruin or lose.
Growing up I heard the word, perdition. Now, no. It has such an impending-doom sort of ring to it... I used to hear ~ the road to perdition.
ReplyDeleteIt does have that doom and gloom sound to it, Savanna. I think that's part of what I like about it...it's so much deeper than the other choices. :)
ReplyDeleteYep, I agree. Perdition has an atmosphere to it.
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