Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The denial of existence after death; the denial of immortality.
- noun In theology, the doctrine that for the incorrigibly wicked future punishment will end in annihilation. See
annihilationist .
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- noun theology The
Christian doctrine thatsinners are permanentlydestroyed rather than being confined toHell .
Etymologies
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Examples
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--Terri, I've seen some theologians argue for "annihilationism" of the individual soul, perhaps by choice, to choose nothingness instead of choosing God.
Failing the Fundamentalist Final James F. McGrath 2009
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Others advocate annihilationism, in which God ends the existence of the unrepentant soul.
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Yet annihilationism is subject to emotional objections no less weighty.
Triablogue steve 2010
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I think that's a serious understatement of the problem which annihilationism poses for itself.
Triablogue steve 2010
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And while this showed them (at their core) to be closer to historical, conservative orthodoxy than many thought, yet (for one) the promoting of annihilationism is no peripheral issue, and which (for one) makes a mockery of Christ's repeated warning to cut of an offending member rather than to enter unquenchable fire.
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When you assert thus, this is called the view of annihilationism.
unknown title 2009
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Personally, I very much believe in an eternal hell - but 'hell' for me means more like annihilationism mixed with a traditional view.
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And while this showed them (at their core) to be closer to historical, conservative orthodoxy than many thought, yet (for one) the promoting of annihilationism is no peripheral issue, and which (for one) makes a mockery of Christ's repeated warning to cut of an offending member rather than to enter unquenchable fire.
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One might suspect that the Sautrântika, in corroding the reality of things to the point-instant, courted the risk of annihilationism.
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And while this showed them (at their core) to be closer to historical, conservative orthodoxy than many thought, yet (for one) the promoting of annihilationism is no peripheral issue, and which (for one) makes a mockery of Christ's repeated warning to cut of an offending member rather than to enter unquenchable fire.
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