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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 suffering and denial of entrance to Heaven , often described in the Bible as burning in Fire . Another conception, derived from the scripture about '' Gehenna '' is simply that people will be discarded (burned), as being unworthy of preservation by God. In Eastern Christian traditions ( Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy ), as well as some Western traditions, it is seen as 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 Damned refers to condemnation by humans, for example:
PROFANE LANGUAGE "Damnation" (or, more commonly, "'''damn'''", or "'''god damn'''") is widely used as a moderate Profanity , which originated as such from the concept of punishment by God. 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 with "''Quite frankly my dear, I don't give a damn.''" "Damn" is commonly nowadays known as a very mildly profane word and used while cursing or swearing in North America . "God damn" is usually seen as more profane than simply "damn", and in present-day Radio or Television broadcasts, the word "God" is usually censored or blurred, leaving "damn" uncensored. An example of this is with the 2007 Fall Out Boy single, "'' This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race ''". In the USA, "damn" is also commonly used as an exclamation when an extremely attractive person or object of approval is located; e.g. "Damn, he/she is fine" or perhaps "Damn, he has a nice car!". "Hot damn" may be used similarly, but it is somewhat distinct; for example, if one says, "Joe just won the lottery," a response of "Damn!" on its own indicates disapproval, but "Hot damn!" indicates approval or surprise. "Damned" is also used as an adjective synonymous with "annoying" or "uncooperative," or as a means of giving emphasis. For example, "The damned furnace is not working again!" or, "I did wash the damned car!" or, "The damned dog won't stop barking!" ETYMOLOGY
The word ''damnum'' did not have 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 a court of law; 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. BOOKS
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