different between condemnation vs damnation

English

Etymology

From Middle English condempnacioun, from Latin condemn?ti?, condemn?ti?nem.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?nd?m?ne???n/, /?k?nd?m?ne???n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?nd?m?ne???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

condemnation (countable and uncountable, plural condemnations)

1. The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong.

   Synonyms: censure, blame, disapprobation

   Antonym: praise

2. The act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty, unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to punishment or forfeiture.

   Antonym: acquittal

3. The state of being condemned.
4. The ground or reason of condemning.

   Antonyms: acquittal, justification

5. The process by which a public entity exercises its powers of eminent domain.

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English dampnacioun, from Old French dampnacion, from Latin damnatio.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /dæm?ne???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

damnation (countable and uncountable, plural damnations)

1. The state of being damned; condemnation; openly expressed disapprobation.
2. (religion) Condemnation to everlasting punishment in the future state, or the punishment itself.

Synonyms

• (euphemistic): tarnation

Antonyms

• (in religion): salvation

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin damn?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?.na.sj??/

Noun

damnation f (plural damnations)

1. damnation

Related terms

• damner

Further reading

• “damnation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).