perdition
Soul's final ruin
Perdition is eternal damnation—the state of being condemned to hell.
The word carries a sense of utter ruin and destruction, particularly of the soul: The preacher warned that sinners faced perdition.
It appears in religious contexts and dramatic speech, often suggesting irreversible spiritual doom.
He believed gambling was the road to perdition.
Eternal punishment by flame
- brimstoneArchaic word for sulfur
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
sinner · reprobate · heresy · blasphemy · anathema · wrath · retribution · eternal punishment
Underworld of suffering
- abyssImmeasurably profound depth
- underworldRealm of the departed
- HadesGreek afterlife realm
- purgatoryPlace of temporary suffering
limbo · sulfur · infernal · bottomless pit · netherworld · eternal fire · pit of despair · darkness
Having dropped down
- apostasyRenunciation of former beliefs
- backslidingReverting to former sins
- moral decayDecline in ethical standards
- disgraceLoss of honor
degradation · descent · corruption · depravity · wickedness · sin · transgression · iniquity
Act of completely ruining
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- downfallSudden loss of power
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
wreckage · collapse · demise · undoing · ruination · spiritual death
Predetermined course of events
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
- hopelessBeyond possibility of success
- inevitableCertain to occur
- inescapableImpossible to avoid
cursed · ill-fated · unavoidable · tragic · calamity · sealed · no return · point of no return
hellfire
Eternal punishment by flame
- brimstoneArchaic word for sulfur
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
torment · sinner · reprobate · heresy · blasphemy · anathema · wrath · retribution · eternal punishment · lake of fire
hell
Underworld of suffering
- abyssImmeasurably profound depth
- underworldRealm of the departed
- HadesGreek afterlife realm
purgatory · limbo · sulfur · infernal · bottomless pit · netherworld · eternal fire · pit of despair · darkness · torment
fallen
Having dropped down
- apostasyRenunciation of former beliefs
- backslidingReverting to former sins
- moral decayDecline in ethical standards
disgrace · degradation · descent · corruption · depravity · wickedness · sin · transgression · iniquity · waywardness
destruction
Act of completely ruining
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- downfallSudden loss of power
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
obliteration · wreckage · collapse · demise · undoing · ruination · spiritual death
fate
Predetermined course of events
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
- hopelessBeyond possibility of success
- inevitableCertain to occur
inescapable · cursed · ill-fated · unavoidable · tragic · calamity · sealed · no return · point of no return · beyond redemption
- Good and Evilgood, evil, good versus evil, virtue and vice, morality
- Mythic RealmsAsgard, Avalon, Elysium, Hades, Valhalla
- UnderworldHades, Tartarus, netherworld, Sheol, Styx
- apocalypseapocalypse, Armageddon, end times, rapture, tribulation
- Divine Punishmentdivine retribution, divine wrath, wrath of God, smite, smiting
- End Timesapocalypse, Armageddon, rapture, end times, tribulation
perditionsalvation
Deliverance from harm
redemption · heaven · paradise · eternal life · deliverance
perditionsalvation
Deliverance from harm
redemption · rescue · restoration · deliverance · recovery