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annihilation

annihilation Annihilation is a historical theological doctrine holding that the wicked or unregenerate are completely destroyed rather than subjected to eternal punishment after death.

Annihilation is a historical theological doctrine holding that the wicked or unregenerate are completely destroyed rather than subjected to eternal punishment after death. The related term annihilationism names this belief.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Annihilation” (Annihilation).
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