Damnation
/dæmˈneɪ.ʃən/noun
The act of condemning someone to eternal punishment or the state of being condemned.
Did you know?In medieval times, the concept of damnation was not only spiritual but also tied to social status, with the damned often depicted as outcasts in art and literature.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dem-
“to condemn or set down, to bring down”
Latin
Latin
damnatio
“a judicial sentence, condemnation, punishment”
Old French
Old French
damnation
“the act of condemning; also used in religious contexts for eternal punishment”
Middle English
Middle English
damnacioun
“condemnation, especially in a religious sense”
Modern English
English
damnation
“the state of being condemned to hell or eternal punishment”