Damnation
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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.
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Namesakes
- The Book of the Damned, a book by Charles Fort
- The Damned, a film by Visconti
- Femmes damnées, a poem by Baudelaire
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