damnation
noun
dam·na·tion
dam-ˈnā-shən 
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The minister spoke about death and damnation.
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But some believe a traveling, apocalyptic preacher convinced her that killing Noah, John, Paul, Luke and Mary was the only way to save them from eternal damnation.
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
According to the defense, Andrea was suffering from persistent delusions and believed that killing her children was the only way to save them from eternal damnation.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
The American abolitionist Charles Sumner cited Dante on the damnation of those who never fought for a cause; Teddy Roosevelt used the same passages to try to push the United States into the First World War.
—Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Theology and damnation and the light of the world barely stand a chance against a good four-minute visit to camp.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
According to the defense, Andrea was suffering from persistent delusions and believed that killing her children was the only way to save them from eternal damnation.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
The American abolitionist Charles Sumner cited Dante on the damnation of those who never fought for a cause; Teddy Roosevelt used the same passages to try to push the United States into the First World War.
—Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Theology and damnation and the light of the world barely stand a chance against a good four-minute visit to camp.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
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 17 Jan. 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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