perdition
Noun
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(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil;
Where sinners suffer eternal punishment (synset 105637465)"Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is paved with good intentions"referred to in: christian religion, christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savioris a type of: fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writingssubtypes:- gehenna, tartarus - a place where the wicked are punished after death
- hellfire, red region - a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned
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