perdition

 
Pronunciation: /pəˈdɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

[mass noun]
  • (in Christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unrepentant person passes after death.
  • complete and utter ruin: she used her last banknote to buy herself a square meal before perdition

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French perdiciun, from ecclesiastical Latin perditio(n-), from Latin perdere 'destroy', from per- 'completely, to destruction' + the base of dare 'put'