as in punishment
the sending of someone to hell as punishment after death
The minister spoke about death and damnation. He feared a sentence of eternal damnation for the sins of his youth.
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Recent Examples of damnation
Even as the Mayor tried to rush home from the inauguration of Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, her silence to questions from a reporter who was on her flight only added to her damnation.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 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
At the heart of his own clairvoyance and mediumship was an understanding that God was benevolent — too good to ever create something so awful as hell or eternal damnation.
—Elizabeth Garner Masarik / Made By History, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 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
At the heart of his own clairvoyance and mediumship was an understanding that God was benevolent — too good to ever create something so awful as hell or eternal damnation.
—Elizabeth Garner Masarik / Made By History, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for damnation
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By embedding halfway houses into the federal transition process, Bush underscored his belief that effective reentry programs could reduce recidivism and strengthen families, turning correctional policy toward rehabilitation as much as punishment.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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On Friday, Major League Baseball downgraded Chapman’s punishment to an undisclosed find, which was also part of the original punishment.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Kremlin propagandists have disparaged NATO members' reaction to Europe's condemnation of Moscow after Russian drones breached the territory of Poland.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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His death has drawn condolences — and condemnation of political violence — from both sides of the aisle.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Damnation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damnation. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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