Perdition is an English word with synonyms like hell or inferno. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Perdition meaning
- Eternal damnation.
- Hell.
- Absolute ruin; downfall.
Synonyms of Perdition
Using Perdition
- The main meaning on this page is: Eternal damnation. | Hell. | Absolute ruin; downfall.
- Useful related words include: hell, inferno, infernal region, nether region.
- In the example corpus, perdition often appears in combinations such as: to perdition, of perdition.
Context around Perdition
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Perdition
- In this selection, "perdition" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, round stand out and add context to how "perdition" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and round perdition s flames and dean from perdition. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "perdition" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with perdition
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Nigerians need to know that we are heading towards the path of perdition. (13 words)
Not everyone that professes redemption does so from their heart, some are sons of perdition. (15 words)
As many fans can probably quote verbatim, Castiel is responsible from raising Dean from Perdition. (15 words)
Khan's line was actually "I'll chase him round the moons of Nibia and 'round the Antares maelstrom and 'round perdition's flames before I give him up," but one can see Roddenberry's point. (36 words)
Gregory forced the monk to die friendless and alone, then threw his body and coins on a manure heap to rot with a curse, "Take your money with you to perdition". (31 words)
So when Minister of Transportation spoke of “unbundling the Nigerian Railways”, he’s opening a straight road to perdition for the system. (22 words)
Example sentences (7)
Not everyone that professes redemption does so from their heart, some are sons of perdition.
So when Minister of Transportation spoke of “unbundling the Nigerian Railways”, he’s opening a straight road to perdition for the system.
Khan's line was actually "I'll chase him round the moons of Nibia and 'round the Antares maelstrom and 'round perdition's flames before I give him up," but one can see Roddenberry's point.
Anil Nandlall calls this option, “The Road to Perdition” and he deemed those proposing such an option a “bunch of wild men”.
As many fans can probably quote verbatim, Castiel is responsible from raising Dean from Perdition.
Nigerians need to know that we are heading towards the path of perdition.
Gregory forced the monk to die friendless and alone, then threw his body and coins on a manure heap to rot with a curse, "Take your money with you to perdition".
Common combinations with perdition
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to perdition 3×
- of perdition 2×