What does "damnation" mean?
Damnation: (Theol.) Condemnation to everlasting punishment in the future state, or the punishment itself. How can ye escape the damnation of hell Matt. xxiii.
Additional senses
- 2.Wickedness is sin, and sin is damnation. Shak.
- 3.A sin daserving of everlasting punishment. [R.] The deep damnation of his taking-off. Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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