old-fashioned
: the state of being in hell forever as punishment after death : damnation
sinners condemned to eternal perdition
—usually used figurativelyIt's this kind of selfishness that leads down the road/path to perdition. [=that is very dangerous or harmful]
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“Perdition.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/perdition. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.
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