damnation

[ dam-ney-shuhn ]

/ dæmˈneɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of damning or the state of being damned.

a cause or occasion of being damned.

Theology. condemnation to eternal punishment as a consequence of sin.

an oath expressing anger, disappointment, etc.

interjection

(used in exclamatory phrases to express anger, disappointment, etc.)

Origin of damnation

1250–1300; Middle English dam(p)nacioun<Old French damnation<Latin damnātiōn- (stem of damnātiō), equivalent to damnāt(us) (past participle of damnāre;see damn, -ate¹) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM damnation

non·dam·na·tion, nounpre·dam·na·tion, nounself-dam·na·tion, noun

Words nearby damnation

dammar, dammit, damn, damnable, damnably, damnation, damnatory, damned, damnedest, damned if I do, damned if I don't, damnify

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Example sentences from the Web for damnation

The “Damnation of Faust,” dramatic legend, as Berlioz calls it, was written in 1846.
The Standard Cantatas|George P. Upton
Next to "The Damnation," these are perhaps the finest of the series, and show most imagination and dramatic feeling.
Luca Signorelli|Maud Cruttwell
The "Damnation of Faust," now finished, was given at the Opéra, and was not a success.
The World's Great Men of Music|Harriette Brower
Sandy Flash has a fine piece of horse-flesh, but you beat him once—Damnation!
The Story Of Kennett|Bayard Taylor

Can a Man with himself damn'd, without supposing, that there is such a Thing as Damnation.
An Enquiry into the Origin of Honour, and the Usefulness of Christianity in War|Bernard Mandeville

British Dictionary definitions for damnation

damnation

/ (dæmˈneɪʃən) /

noun

the act of damning or state of being damned

a cause or instance of being damned

interjection

an exclamation of anger, disappointment, etc

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Cultural definitions for damnation

damnation

Eternal punishment in hell. (See mortal sin/venial sin.)

单词	damnation
释义	damnation [ dam-ney-shuhn ] / dæmˈneɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR damnation ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act of damning or the state of being damned. a cause or occasion of being damned. Theology. condemnation to eternal punishment as a consequence of sin. an oath expressing anger, disappointment, etc. interjection (used in exclamatory phrases to express anger, disappointment, etc.) Origin of damnation 1250–1300; Middle English dam(p)nacioun<Old French damnation<Latin damnātiōn- (stem of damnātiō), equivalent to damnāt(us) (past participle of damnāre;see damn, -ate¹) + -iōn--ion OTHER WORDS FROM damnation non·dam·na·tion, nounpre·dam·na·tion, nounself-dam·na·tion, noun Words nearby damnation dammar, dammit, damn, damnable, damnably, damnation, damnatory, damned, damnedest, damned if I do, damned if I don't, damnify Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for damnation The “Damnation of Faust,” dramatic legend, as Berlioz calls it, was written in 1846. The Standard Cantatas\|George P. Upton Next to "The Damnation," these are perhaps the finest of the series, and show most imagination and dramatic feeling. Luca Signorelli\|Maud Cruttwell The "Damnation of Faust," now finished, was given at the Opéra, and was not a success. The World's Great Men of Music\|Harriette Brower Sandy Flash has a fine piece of horse-flesh, but you beat him once—Damnation! The Story Of Kennett\|Bayard Taylor Can a Man with himself damn'd, without supposing, that there is such a Thing as Damnation. An Enquiry into the Origin of Honour, and the Usefulness of Christianity in War\|Bernard Mandeville British Dictionary definitions for damnation damnation / (dæmˈneɪʃən) / noun the act of damning or state of being damned a cause or instance of being damned interjection an exclamation of anger, disappointment, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to damnation condemnation, suffering, torment, perdition, hell, doom Cultural definitions for damnation damnation Eternal punishment in hell. (See mortal sin/venial sin.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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damnation

noun

interjection

Origin of damnation

OTHER WORDS FROM damnation

Words nearby damnation

Example sentences from the Web for damnation

British Dictionary definitions for damnation

noun

interjection

Words related to damnation

Cultural definitions for damnation