The Only Use of
perdition
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- Dear lady, I had none to support me; all looked on me as a wretch doomed to ignominy and perdition.
p. 88.6perdition = hell
Definitions:
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(1)
(perdition) hell (in Christianity: where Satan resides and non-saved suffer eternal punishment)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In literature as old as Shakespeare, perdition can also refer to destruction, ruin, or suffering.