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Definition of damnation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

damnation

noun
 
/dæmˈneɪʃn/
 
/dæmˈneɪʃn/
[uncountable]
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  1. the state of being in hell; the act of sending somebody to hell
    • eternal damnation
    Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin dam(p)natio(n-), from the verb dam(p)nare ‘inflict loss on’, from damnum ‘loss, damage’.
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