The Only Use of
perish
in
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- He knows that unless I have blood as the Law says all Narnia will be overturned and perish in fire and water.†
p. 156.4perish = die, be destroyed, or cease to exist
Definition:
to die -- especially in an unnatural way
or:
to be destroyed or cease to exist
or:
to be destroyed or cease to exist
You may encounter an informal expression, "Perish the thought." It means that the speaker hopes the thought will cease to exist and the thing it represents will never happen.