damnation
noun
dam·na·tion
dam-ˈnā-shən 
Examples of damnation in a Sentence
The minister spoke about death and damnation.
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Suicide by Proxy In early Modern Europe, suicide was a sin to be punished with eternal damnation.
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JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Unlike the male villager who hangs himself towards the movie’s halfway point, therefore condemning his spirit to eternal damnation in the pits of hell, the child-killer had a chance to atone for her sins before she was publicly executed for them — a suicide by proxy.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 June 2024
Popular on Variety The storyline remains as simple as the movie’s: Boy meets girl; boy meets blunt (and eventually girl does too); damnation ensues for the couple as well as the denizens of the drug den that ensnares them.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 16 June 2024
Image Image Many traditional Christians hold that Christ will return in judgment, and that sinners and nonbelievers will be cast into eternal damnation.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 8 June 2024
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JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Unlike the male villager who hangs himself towards the movie’s halfway point, therefore condemning his spirit to eternal damnation in the pits of hell, the child-killer had a chance to atone for her sins before she was publicly executed for them — a suicide by proxy.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 June 2024
Popular on Variety The storyline remains as simple as the movie’s: Boy meets girl; boy meets blunt (and eventually girl does too); damnation ensues for the couple as well as the denizens of the drug den that ensnares them.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 16 June 2024
Image Image Many traditional Christians hold that Christ will return in judgment, and that sinners and nonbelievers will be cast into eternal damnation.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 8 June 2024
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“Damnation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damnation. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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damnation
noun
dam·na·tion
dam-ˈnā-shən
1
: the act of damning
2
: the state of being damned
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