From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishperditionper‧di‧tion /pəˈdɪʃən $ pər-/ noun [uncountable] old use 1 RRCpunishment after death2 BADcomplete destruction or failure an alcoholic on the road to perdition
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perdition• Wilde was now on the brink of perdition.• So many of the men looked so young to be traveling that road to perdition.• To perdition with the Bamford Hunt and every one of its hounds.Origin perdition (1300-1400) Late Latin perditio, from Latin perdere “to destroy” 