as in punishment
the sending of someone to hell as punishment after death
The minister spoke about death and damnation. He feared a sentence of eternal damnation for the sins of his youth.
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Unlike the male villager who hangs himself towards the movie’s halfway point, therefore condemning his spirit to eternal damnation in the pits of hell, the child-killer had a chance to atone for her sins before she was publicly executed for them — a suicide by proxy.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 June 2024
Popular on Variety The storyline remains as simple as the movie’s: Boy meets girl; boy meets blunt (and eventually girl does too); damnation ensues for the couple as well as the denizens of the drug den that ensnares them.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 16 June 2024
Image Image Many traditional Christians hold that Christ will return in judgment, and that sinners and nonbelievers will be cast into eternal damnation.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 8 June 2024
More:Red flags about ex-Detroit Conservancy CFO show up in court records
Divide, and not get conquered
Riverfront Conservancy CEO Mark Wallace resigned May 31, the same day the board fired Smith and announced plans to rain damnation and possibly a lawsuit upon him.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 8 June 2024
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 June 2024
Popular on Variety The storyline remains as simple as the movie’s: Boy meets girl; boy meets blunt (and eventually girl does too); damnation ensues for the couple as well as the denizens of the drug den that ensnares them.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 16 June 2024
Image Image Many traditional Christians hold that Christ will return in judgment, and that sinners and nonbelievers will be cast into eternal damnation.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 8 June 2024
More:Red flags about ex-Detroit Conservancy CFO show up in court records
Divide, and not get conquered
Riverfront Conservancy CEO Mark Wallace resigned May 31, the same day the board fired Smith and announced plans to rain damnation and possibly a lawsuit upon him.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 8 June 2024
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“Damnation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damnation. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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