1. plural of perdition; states or instances of eternal damnation or spiritual ruin, especially in religious contexts
Usage: usually used in religious or theological discourse; often capitalized when referring to Hell or the afterlife
2. plural of perdition; complete ruin or destruction
Usage: literary or formal usage

Examples

• The preacher warned his congregation about the perditions that awaited the sinful.
• Many medieval texts depicted vivid scenes of perditions and torment.
• The empire's perditions came swiftly after years of internal conflict.
• Religious texts often contrast salvation with perditions in the afterlife.
• The character's moral descent led him toward perditions of his own making.
• Ancient philosophers debated whether perditions were deserved or arbitrary.