01 n. Entire loss; utter destruction; ruin.
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Entire loss; utter destruction; ruin.“The mere perdition of the Turkish fleet.” — Shak.
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Damnation; the utter loss of the soul, or of final happiness in a future state; future misery or eternal death.(religion)“If we reject the truth, we seal our own perdition.” — J. M. Mason.
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Loss or diminution.[Obs.]
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Hell; hades; as, on the path to perdition.