predamnation · noun — predestined damnation. It carries an Arena rating of 1314, earned across 57 head-to-head judged battles.
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Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, predamnation ranks #524 of 17,147 for Scariest Words, #534 of 17,137 for Most Sublime Words, #4,836 of 17,153 for Most Incisive Words, #5,549 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words.
Why “predamnation” is a great word
PREDAMNATION — [Noun] A divine decree that a soul is foreordained to damnation before and without consideration of personal sin. From the Latin prefix prae- ("before") and damnatio, damnationis ("condemnation, damnation"). Unlike "predestination," a broader term for divine foreordaining, or "preterition," which denotes a passive passing over of the non-elect, predamnation is an active, antecedent sentence. It is the cosmic ledger inscribed before birth, the judge signing the warrant before the child is born, the architect's blueprint for an eternal prison—a stark monument to a sovereignty where hope is structurally forbidden.
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Etymology
From pre- + damnation.
noun
- Predestined damnation.
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