damnation
n.the state of being sent to hell as a punishment for doing something very bad. It is a serious word often used in religious or very formal writing.
n.the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in hell; the act of condemning someone to such a fate. Often used in theological or literary contexts to describe a severe moral judgment.
“The story ends with the character's damnation.”
“In many religious traditions, the soul's damnation is seen as a direct result of rejecting divine grace.”
“The poet explores the theme of damnation, questioning whether the protagonist's fall from grace was a result of his own free will or a predestined fate.”
“Except Mr T’s Bible quotes are for real, and they focus on the loving aspect of the Old Testament rather than the hellfire and damnation.”
From Middle English dampnacioun, from Old French dampnacion, from Latin damnatio.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.