armageddon
/,ɑ:mə'gedn/
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Definition
- Noun:
- Any catastrophically destructive battle or conflict: Refers to a massive, devastating confrontation or event that causes widespread ruin.
- (New Testament) The prophesied final battle: In the Bible (Revelation 16:16), this is the site of the ultimate battle between the forces of good and evil at the end of the world.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The political scandal was described as an armageddon for the party, destroying its reputation.
- Many feared the nuclear standoff could lead to global armageddon.
- In the Book of Revelation, the kings of the Earth gather at Armageddon for the final battle.
Advanced Usage
- Used as a proper noun (Armageddon): Specifically refers to the biblical location and prophecy.
- The prophecy of Armageddon is central to some interpretations of the end times.
- Used figuratively as a common noun (armageddon): Describes any event of catastrophic scale.
- The economic crash was a financial armageddon for the region.
Variants and Related Words
- Armageddonist (n): A person who believes in or prophesies a final, catastrophic battle or end of the world.
- Armageddonish (adj, informal): Resembling or characteristic of Armageddon; catastrophically destructive.
Synonyms
- Apocalypse: A catastrophic event causing widespread destruction, often the end of the world.
- Cataclysm: A violent, sudden event causing great change or destruction.
- Holocaust: Great destruction, especially by fire (often used for large-scale disasters).
Related Phrases and Idioms
- Battle of Armageddon: Directly references the final biblical conflict.
- Some theologians have debated the symbolic meaning of the Battle of Armageddon.
- Face Armageddon: To confront a situation of total disaster.
- The small nation feared it would have to face Armageddon if war broke out.
Noun
- any catastrophically destructive battle
- they called the first World War an Armageddon
- (New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world