Perdition
(noun)
- The state of being damned or eternal loss in Hell.
- The state of being lost or ruined.
Origin:
From the latin word perditiōnem, from perditus "lost, ruined".
Examples:
- He feared for his soul, believing it was headed for perdition.
- The company was headed for perdition if it didn't change its ways.
- He felt that he was already in perdition and there was no way out.
- The city was in a state of perdition after the war.
- He believed that his actions would lead him to perdition.