[ noun ] (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment <noun.cognition> Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwella demon from the depths of the pit Hell is paved with good intentions
Perdition \Per*di"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. perditio, fr. perdere, perditum, to ruin, to lose; per (cf. Skr. par[=a] away) + -dere (only in comp.) to put; akin to Gr. ?, E. do. See {Do}.] 1. Entire loss; utter destruction; ruin; esp., the utter loss of the soul, or of final happiness in a future state; future misery or eternal death.
The mere perdition of the Turkish fleet. --Shak.
If we reject the truth, we seal our own perdition. --J. M. Mason.
2. Loss of diminution. [Obs.] --Shak.
In particular, it must help support the incomes of workers who are already unemployed in fact, but may soon be unemployed for all to see. Russia's path to perdition starts off looking relatively comfortable, while the path of hope is steep.