damnation
noun
dam·na·tion
dam-ˈnā-shən 
Examples of damnation in a Sentence
The minister spoke about death and damnation.
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Neither celestial grace nor damnation, for that matter, governs history and the creatures who populate it.
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Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026
For years, people took photos of themselves on the 666 to Hel and shared them on social media, relishing the coincidence of a bus to a beach resort provoking mental images of damnation, thanks to the similarity of the town's name to the English word hell.
—Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 1 June 2026
From the fiery lake of damnation, Lucifer rises as Satan to seduce humanity’s first parents, Adam and Eve, in the flawless Garden of Eden, triggering the Fall of Man and the loss of Paradise itself.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors allege Taylor and Brannon ran a cult-like organization that coerced and stripped followers of their autonomy under threats of physical violence, food deprivation and eternal damnation.
—Christopher Spata Tampa Bay Times, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2026
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Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026
For years, people took photos of themselves on the 666 to Hel and shared them on social media, relishing the coincidence of a bus to a beach resort provoking mental images of damnation, thanks to the similarity of the town's name to the English word hell.
—Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 1 June 2026
From the fiery lake of damnation, Lucifer rises as Satan to seduce humanity’s first parents, Adam and Eve, in the flawless Garden of Eden, triggering the Fall of Man and the loss of Paradise itself.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors allege Taylor and Brannon ran a cult-like organization that coerced and stripped followers of their autonomy under threats of physical violence, food deprivation and eternal damnation.
—Christopher Spata Tampa Bay Times, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for damnation
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“Damnation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damnation. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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damnation
noun
dam·na·tion
dam-ˈnā-shən
1
: the act of damning
2
: the state of being damned
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