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   perdition

   /pəˈdɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. (in Christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unrepentant person passes after death.
   • ▪ complete and utter ruin: "she used her last banknote to buy herself a square meal before perdition"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French perdiciun, from ecclesiastical Latin perditio(n-), from Latin perdere ‘destroy’, from per- ‘completely, to destruction’ + the base of dare ‘put’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • P

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   • E

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   • R

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   • D

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   • I

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