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RELIGIOUS In some forms of Western Christian belief, Damnation to Hell is the punishment of God for persons with Unredeemed Sin . Damnation can be a motivator for conversions to Christianity . One conception is of eternal suffocating heat, being taunted by Demon s for all eternity. (Actually, the Christian prophetic book of Revelation says that all demons will also be damned) Another conception, derived from the scripture about '' Gehenna '' is simply that people will be discarded (burned), as being unworthy of preservation by God. In both conceptions, Jesus is accepted as the Lamb Of God , able by perfect Sacrifice to Atone for one's sin, though one is required to accept Him - in other words, agree or consent to be saved by Him. This acceptance is said to constitute Salvation from sin, and therefore from damnation (though a debate exists among Christians over the role that ''works'' play in salvation). In Eastern Christian traditions ( Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy ), as well as some Western traditions, it is not seen as a legalistic punishment meted out by an angry and vengeful God for a slight against some set of spiritual rules. Instead, it describes a state of separation from God, a state into which all humans are born but against which Christ is the Mediator and "Great Physician". OTHER USES OF THE WORD Sometimes the word '' was an immediate best-seller, widely praised and almost as widely damned throughout the country. ...". PROFANE LANGUAGE "Damnation" (or, more commonly, "'''damn'''", or "'''god damn'''") is widely used as a moderate Profanity . Until around the mid-20th century ''damn'' was a more offensive term than it is today, and was frequently represented as "'''D--n'''," "'''D---'''," or abbreviated to just "'''D'''." The use of "damn" in Rhett Butler's parting line to Scarlett O'Hara in the film '' Gone With The Wind '' in 1939 captivated moviegoers. "Damn" is commonly nowadays known as a very mildly profane word and used while cursing or swearing. "Damn" is also commonly used as a breath-taking exclamation when an extremely attractive person or object of approval is located. "Damn, he/she is fine" or perhaps "Damn, he has a nice car!". Another example of the word being used could be "Damn, would you shut up!!" or even "What is with all these questions, damn it!" ETYMOLOGY
The word ''damnum'' had not as yet got exclusively religious overtones. From it in English came "condemn"; "damnified" (an obsolete adjective meaning "damaged"); "damage" (via French from Latin ''damnaticum''). It began to be used for being found guilty in court; but, for example, an early French treaty called the Strasbourg Oaths includes the Latin phrase ''in damno sit'' = "would cause harm". From the judicial meaning came the Religious meaning. SEE ALSO |