Emily Dickinson Lexicon

perdition, n. [ME < OFr perdiciun < L. perděre, make away with, destroy, lose.] (webplay: sinner, soul).

1. Hell; the netherworld; the pit of despair; [fig.] depression; doom; dread.
2. Destruction; death; loss of the soul; the depths of Hades.
3. Satan; Lucifer; diabolic logic; devilish cunning.
4. Condemnation; damnation; guilt; being caught in the act.
5. Sin; transgression; intemperance; debauchery; indulgence; revelry.