damnation
dam·na·tion [ dam-ˈnā-shən]
[dam-ˈnā-shən]
Recent Examples on the Web
//Their battle of faith will only lead in death, destruction and damnation.
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Houston Chronicle, "Outside the Megaplex: Here are the Houston arthouse movies showing Oct. 18-24," 17 Oct. 2019
//Granted, belief in the tragedy of eternal damnation is fertile soil.
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Nicholas Frankovich, National Review, "The Eternal Debate over the Nature of Hell," 12 Sep. 2019
//Many are young women, pimped under threats of spiritual damnation by juju healers.
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Sean Williams, Harper's magazine, "The Black Axe," 19 Aug. 2019
//The visual clichés of damnation and salvation: the black-and-tan dive, the sociality of neighbors across the color line, hanging out on the stoop, marrying outside the race, or the model tenement occupied by a monochromatic family of the same race.
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Longreads, "A Minor Figure," 20 July 2019
//This is not death and damnation structurally for the auto industry.
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Eric D. Lawrence, USA TODAY, "Ford's 2020 Explorer and Escape expected to lead explosion of new car models," 13 June 2019
//The band should be applauded for going its own way in a sea of potential damnation from all directions, but on strictly musical terms, everything Skillet does has been done to death already.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Summerfest 2019: Skillet, Semisonic, more of the best and worst from the side stages on Day 10," 6 July 2019
//Questions abound: Will this new grand experiment stave off eternal damnation?
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Dan Snierson, EW.com, "The Good Place creator weighs in on possibility of Blake Bortles cameo in final season," 25 June 2019
//This is not death and damnation structurally for the auto industry.
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Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, "Ford expected to lead explosion of new models," 12 June 2019
First Known Use of damnation
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries near damnation
More Synonyms and Antonyms ofdamnation
the sending of someone to hell as punishment after death
- The minister spoke about death and damnation.
- He feared a sentence of eternal damnation for the sins of his youth.
More Definitions fordamnation
: the state of being in hell as punishment after death