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
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.
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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
Release date: Friday, June 20 Cast: Guy Pearce, Cosmo Jarvis, Vincent Miller, Toby Wallace
Director-screenwriter: Charles Williams
1 hour 43 minutes
Inside is not the usual story of damnation or redemption, of the unbreakable cycles of crime or even the virtues of rehabilitation, like Sing Sing.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
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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
Release date: Friday, June 20 Cast: Guy Pearce, Cosmo Jarvis, Vincent Miller, Toby Wallace
Director-screenwriter: Charles Williams
1 hour 43 minutes
Inside is not the usual story of damnation or redemption, of the unbreakable cycles of crime or even the virtues of rehabilitation, like Sing Sing.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for damnation
Noun
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Francis took some punishment from Navarro – a few shots from a baseball bat and a drop kick with a trash can.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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The bipartisan support for the measure comes at a time when federal closures have become longer and more frequent, frustrating lawmakers who say there should be punishment when Congress fails at its most basic legislative duty.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Their accounts, including confrontations with far-right security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, have drawn international condemnation and diplomatic protests; Israeli prison officials dismiss the allegations as baseless as hundreds of activists are deported.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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Whose response was not condemnation, but applause!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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