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de⋅struc⋅tion

  [di-struhk-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of destroying: wanton destruction of a town.
2. the condition of being destroyed; demolition; annihilation.
3. a cause or means of destroying.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME (< AF) < L dēstructiōn- (s. of dēstructiō), equiv. to dēstruct(us) (ptp. of dēstruere; see destroy ) + -iōn- -ion

Synonyms:
1. See ruin.
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de·struc·tion   (dĭ-strŭk'shən)   
n.  

    1. The act of destroying.

    2. The condition of having been destroyed.

  2. The cause or means of destroying: weapons that could prove to be the destruction of humankind.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dēstrūctiō, dēstrūctiōn-, from dēstrūctus, past participle of dēstruere, to destroy; see destroy.]
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Word Origin & History

destruction 
c.1314, from L. destructionem, from stem of destruere "tear down" (see destroy). Destruct "to destroy" is a back-formation of destruction; O.E.D. cites an isolated use from 1638; modern usage is aero-space jargon first recorded 1958 in reference to aborted rocket flights; popularized 1966 in form self-destruct in the voice-over at the beginning of popular TV spy drama "Mission Impossible."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Bible Dictionary

Destruction

in Job 26:6, 28:22 (Heb. abaddon) is sheol, the realm of the dead.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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