MEANING
Condemnation to punishment in hell, or the state of being so condemned in religious belief.
Use it for
Religious moral pressure, fears about salvation, threats of ultimate punishment.Render spiritual coercion in the language a character believes.
Words that belong together
- eternal damnation
- fear of damnation
- threaten damnation
On the page
The preacher threatened damnation for a question he would not answer.
She no longer believed in damnation, but the old words still troubled her.
His letter treated the sale of the chapel as a path to damnation.
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Word forms
- Base
- damnation
Usage notes
Primary category: gothic. A theological belief or accusation, not an empirically established fate; figurative uses intensify condemnation. Usually uncountable.
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