damnation
noun
dam·na·tion
dam-ˈnā-shən 
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The minister spoke about death and damnation.
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Earth’s ‘Gateway to Hell’ is growing There are many natural landmarks on our planet named after a biblical destination of eternal damnation.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
However benign or malicious — whatever its life or death, possible eternal salvation or never-ending damnation — this spirit seizes your attention from the get-go because everything in this twisty, technically virtuosic, surprisingly moving chiller is shot from its point of view.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Earth’s ‘Gateway to Hell’ is growing There are many natural landmarks on our planet named after a biblical destination of eternal damnation.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024
According to church teaching, Catholics who confess their sins are forgiven and therefore released from the eternal or spiritual punishment of damnation.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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 Jul. 2025.
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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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