eternal damnation
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9.4
- noun
- /ɪˈtɜrnəl ˌdæmˈneɪʃən/
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condenación eterna
- One edge brings salvation, and the other eternal damnation.
- doomed to eternal damnation
- threat of eternal damnation
- condemned to eternal damnation
I fear eternal damnation, but I'm an atheist.
- I fear eternal damnation, but I'm an atheist.
- The book elegantly reveals how deeply both clergy and their followers feared not simply death, but also eternal damnation.
Examples
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We are here to save you from eternal damnation!
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And if our conviction remains untouched, I do not have to remind you that you face eternal damnation.
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Please release him from eternal damnation.
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Another soul saved from eternal damnation.
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I deserve eternal damnation for what I did.
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He came back to save us from our eternal damnation.
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Here you may redeem yourself and, God willing, save yourself from eternal damnation.
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All who deny Jesus the Christ, the I AM, shall inherit eternal damnation.
Blog text (26) -
Mother Angelica warned the faithful that they risked eternal damnation if they saw the film.
Academic text (1991) -
He came back to save us from eternal damnation.
Synonyms
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A religious idea of a place after death where people who do wrong suffer forever
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9.4
Being punished forever after death for sins
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8.5
A place of burning where people suffer forever after death
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A place of punishment after death for very bad people in Christian belief
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A state of never ending suffering after death, like hell
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'state of being condemned to endless punishment' is directly and transparently built from 'eternal' (without end) + 'damnation' (condemnation), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the phrase. This compositional structure is straightforward and mirrored in many languages, making it readily comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Eternal damnation comes from old Christian ideas of 'Hell' where sinners were shown being punished without end. The word damnation meant being sent there and eternal meant 'forever', so the phrase now means being condemned to endless punishment.