Damnation
(noun)
- The punishment or state of being damned in the afterlife, especially in Hell.
- The act of condemning or criticizing something severely.
Origin:
From old english dæmnung "judgment, condemnation" from dæmian "to judge".
Examples:
- The preacher warned of eternal damnation for those who sinned.
- The doctrine of original sin holds that all human beings are born under the stain of Adam's damnation.
- The old church believed in the idea of eternal damnation for unrepentant sinners.
- The critics' damnation of the film caused it to be a box office failure.
- The damning evidence was enough to convict the defendant.