Perdition — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; - John Milton; ; -Dr. Johnson

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɜːdˈɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pɜːdˈɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɜːdˈɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /pɜːdˈɪʃən/.

Examples

Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell
a demon from the depths of the pit
Hell is paved with good intentions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pit Hell infernal region Inferno nether region

Antonyms

Heaven

Parts of Speech

noun	(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; - John Milton; ; -Dr. Johnson “Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell”

Word Forms

infernal

adjective

characteristic of or resembling Hell

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verderben

(Christentum) der Wohnsitz Satans und der Mächte des Bösen; wo Sünder ewige Strafe erleiden; - John Milton; ; -Dr. Johnson

🇪🇸Spanish

perdición

(Cristianismo) la morada de Satanás y las fuerzas del mal; donde los pecadores sufren el castigo eterno; - John Milton; ; -Dr. Johnson

🇮🇹Italian

perdizione

(Cristianesimo) la dimora di Satana e delle forze del male; dove i peccatori soffrono la punizione eterna; -Giovanni Milton; ; -Dott. Johnson

🇳🇱Dutch

verdoemenis

(Christendom) de verblijfplaats van Satan en de krachten van het kwaad; waar zondaars eeuwige straf ondergaan; - John Milton; ; -Dr. Johnson

🇵🇹Portuguese

perdição

(Cristianismo) a morada de Satanás e das forças do mal; onde os pecadores sofrem o castigo eterno; -João Milton; ; -Dr. Johnson

🇷🇺Russian

погибель

(христианство) обитель сатаны и сил зла; где грешники терпят вечное наказание; - Джон Мильтон; ; -Доктор. Джонсон

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तबाही

(ईसाई धर्म) शैतान और बुरी ताकतों का निवास; जहाँ पापी अनन्त दण्ड भोगते हैं; - जॉन मिल्टन; ; -डॉ। जॉनसन

🇧🇩Bengali

সর্বনাশ

(খ্রিস্টধর্ম) শয়তান এবং মন্দ শক্তির আবাস; যেখানে পাপীরা অনন্ত শাস্তি ভোগ করে; - জন মিলটন; ; -ড. জনসন

🇮🇳Tamil

அழிவு

(கிறிஸ்தவம்) சாத்தான் மற்றும் தீய சக்திகளின் உறைவிடம்; பாவிகள் நித்திய தண்டனையை அனுபவிக்கும் இடத்தில்; - ஜான் மில்டன்; ; -டாக்டர். ஜான்சன்

🇮🇳Telugu

నాశనము

(క్రైస్తవ మతం) సాతాను మరియు చెడు శక్తుల నివాసం; అక్కడ పాపులు శాశ్వతమైన శిక్షను అనుభవిస్తారు; - జాన్ మిల్టన్; ; -డా. జాన్సన్

🇮🇳Marathi

नाश

(ख्रिश्चन) सैतान आणि वाईट शक्तींचे निवासस्थान; जेथे पापींना शाश्वत शिक्षा भोगावी लागते; - जॉन मिल्टन; ; -डॉ. जॉन्सन

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિનાશ

(ખ્રિસ્તી) શેતાન અને દુષ્ટ શક્તિઓનું નિવાસસ્થાન; જ્યાં પાપીઓ શાશ્વત સજા ભોગવે છે; - જ્હોન મિલ્ટન; ; -ડો. જોન્સન

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿನಾಶ

(ಕ್ರಿಶ್ಚಿಯನ್ ಧರ್ಮ) ಸೈತಾನನ ವಾಸಸ್ಥಾನ ಮತ್ತು ದುಷ್ಟ ಶಕ್ತಿಗಳು; ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾಪಿಗಳು ಶಾಶ್ವತ ಶಿಕ್ಷೆಯನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ; - ಜಾನ್ ಮಿಲ್ಟನ್; ; -ಡಾ. ಜಾನ್ಸನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

നാശം

(ക്രിസ്ത്യാനിറ്റി) സാത്താൻ്റെയും തിന്മയുടെ ശക്തികളുടെയും വാസസ്ഥലം; പാപികൾ നിത്യശിക്ഷ അനുഭവിക്കുന്നിടത്ത്; - ജോൺ മിൽട്ടൺ; ; -ഡോ. ജോൺസൺ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਬਾਹੀ

(ਈਸਾਈ) ਸ਼ੈਤਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਬੁਰਾਈ ਦੀਆਂ ਤਾਕਤਾਂ ਦਾ ਨਿਵਾਸ; ਜਿੱਥੇ ਪਾਪੀ ਸਦੀਵੀ ਸਜ਼ਾ ਭੋਗਦੇ ਹਨ; - ਜੌਨ ਮਿਲਟਨ; ; -ਡਾ. ਜਾਨਸਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

تباہی

(عیسائیت) شیطان اور شیطانی قوتوں کا ٹھکانہ؛ جہاں گنہگار ابدی سزا بھگتتے ہیں۔ - جان ملٹن؛ ; -ڈاکٹر جانسن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

灭亡

（基督教）撒旦和邪恶势力的居所；罪人在那里遭受永恒的惩罚； ——约翰·弥尔顿； ; -博士。约翰逊

🇯🇵Japanese

滅び

（キリスト教）サタンと悪の勢力の住処。罪人が永遠の罰を受ける場所。 - ジョン・ミルトン; ; -博士。ジョンソン

🇰🇷Korean

파멸

(기독교) 사탄과 악의 세력의 거처; 죄인들이 영원한 형벌을 받는 곳; - 존 밀턴; ; -박사. 존슨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự diệt vong

(Kitô giáo) nơi ở của Satan và các thế lực tà ác; nơi tội nhân phải chịu hình phạt đời đời; - John Milton; ; -Bác sĩ. Johnson

🇹🇭Thai

ความพินาศ

(ศาสนาคริสต์) ที่พำนักของซาตานและพลังแห่งความชั่วร้าย ที่ซึ่งคนบาปต้องรับโทษชั่วนิรันดร์ - จอห์น มิลตัน; ; -ดร. จอห์นสัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebinasaan

(Kekristenan) tempat tinggal Setan dan kekuatan jahat; dimana orang-orang berdosa menderita hukuman kekal; - John Milton; ; -Dr. Johnson

🇵🇭Filipino

kapahamakan

(Kristiyano) ang tahanan ni Satanas at ang mga puwersa ng kasamaan; kung saan ang mga makasalanan ay dumaranas ng walang hanggang kaparusahan; - John Milton; ; -Dr. Johnson

🇲🇾Malay

kebinasaan

(Kristian) tempat kediaman syaitan dan kuasa-kuasa jahat; di mana orang berdosa menderita hukuman kekal; - John Milton; ; -Dr. Johnson

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هلاك

(المسيحية) مسكن الشيطان وقوى الشر؛ حيث يعاني الخطاة من العقاب الأبدي؛ - جون ميلتون؛ ; -دكتور. جونسون

🇮🇷Persian

نابودی

(مسیحیت) جایگاه شیطان و نیروهای شیطانی; جایی که گناهکاران عذاب ابدی را تحمل می کنند. - جان میلتون؛ ; -دکتر جانسون

🇹🇷Turkish

cehennem azabı

(Hıristiyanlık) Şeytan'ın ve kötülüğün güçlerinin meskeni; günahkarların sonsuz cezaya maruz kaldığı yer; -John Milton; ; -Dr. Johnson

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֲבַדוֹן

(הנצרות) משכנו של השטן וכוחות הרשע; שבו חוטאים סובלים עונש נצחי; - ג'ון מילטון; ; -ד"ר. ג'ונסון

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