damned
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9.3
- noun
- /dæmd/
:
condenado
- In many cultures, the stories of the damned serve as a warning against immoral behavior.
I, Lucifer, Lord of Hell and Regent of the Damned.
- I, Lucifer, Lord of Hell and Regent of the Damned.
- There were no such paintings elsewhere in the place, but she thought she knew they were the spirits of the damned who are not reborn.
- We find out the city of Amarun and it turns out to be a pretty terrible place, a veritable city of the damned, right?
Examples
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If successful, you will enter the Village of the Damned.
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"Paradise" alludes to her relationship with Leon, "The Damned" to the fate of Emma and her family.
Academic text (2000) -
Ever hear of Village of the Damned?
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The Beautiful and the Damned is, to me, a much better book, as is Tender.
Blog text (9) -
You are damned, McGregor, Damned to hell.
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I know it's the Book of the Damned... and that it corrupts everything and everyone that it touches.
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He wrote The Book of the Damned about things that nobody's been able to explain.
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Such as the aforementioned British groups "the Clash," "the Damned," "The Sex Pistols."
Academic text (2014) -
In his The Book of the Damned (1914), we have copious documentation of nature run amok.
Blog text (2) -
The theologian wrote extensively about the damned and their fate in the afterlife.
Antonyms
Idioms
People treat you as bad because you are connected to someone who did wrong
A situation where any choice leads to trouble or criticism
How Cursed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Damned comes from the old Latin verb damnare, meaning 'to condemn', and from damnum, meaning 'loss' or 'harm', the same root behind damage. It originally named people judged as lost and sent to hell, so damned means those condemned to eternal punishment.