Armageddon
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8.4
- proper noun
- /ˌɑrməˈɡɛdɒn/
- Literature
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Armagedón
- "Yes, the world is still here, but it's not like it was before Armageddon."
- nuclear Armageddon
But he knew they weren't ready for Armageddon.
- But he knew they weren't ready for Armageddon.
- OK, well, just as you won't be alive when the world ends, when it's Armageddon.
- They believe that this will come after Armageddon.
- And that is where nuclear war unfolds into Armageddon.
Examples
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Quite possibly our only hope of averting nuclear Armageddon.
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Although few religious people may be attracted to nuclear Armageddon, President Ahmadinejad might be.
Academic text (2011) -
The Bible calls this day Armageddon, the end of all things.
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For a few seconds this place was Armageddon.
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"I told Martin that Armageddon was part of God's plan, that it meant the Second Coming."
Fiction book (1990) -
We're staring at a virtual financial Armageddon and nobody seems to want to talk about it.
Blog text (10) -
The great battle of Armageddon is coming, the Millennium, and Judgment Day.
Fiction book (1995) -
Think of the fall of Rome or the collapse of Easter Island rather than the fires of Armageddon.
Academic text (2011) -
Somewhere, sometime, a man in a crystalline tower throws a switch and Armageddon is both triggered and avoided.
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Many believe that the events unfolding today could lead to a great Armageddon that will change the world forever.
Synonyms
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8.6
A great disaster that destroys the world, often caused by a divine power
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7.9
The final event when God judges all people and decides their eternal fate
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7.5
The last day when the world ends or everything is destroyed
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9.9
A final battle in Norse myths that destroys the gods and ends the world
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9.9
A final great destruction that ends the world or a whole system
An event that kills most people or destroys life on Earth
Antonyms
How Catastrophic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Armageddon comes from the Hebrew phrase Har Megiddo, which means 'mountain of Megiddo' and is the name of a real hill where ancient armies met. So in the Bible Armageddon is the place of the final battle between good and evil.