armageddon

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I don't like the fact that 'christianity' embraces destruction so willingly as it's culture forges it's way ahead to armageddon, the necessary end predicted in the gospels.

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  1. the final, decisive battle between the forces of good and evil, as foretold in the Apocolypse of Saint John. Also, the site of that battle. Used metaphorically for a vast and decisive conflict, attended by cataclysmic destruction.

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  1. any catastrophically destructive battle
  2. (New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world

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  • He's possessed by a utopian vision of science as savior, to the extent that even scientific armageddon might be a force of good: "Death is always a waste," he says. —  F ;SF; - vol 087 issue 06 - December 1994
  • Our country is on the verge of "armageddon," "nuclear war," and "the demise of a civilization." —  AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
  • To prevent analog armageddon, we went to the experts at Video Revolution and Ultimate Electronics, where we found row after row of digital TVs for sale. —  Local Headlines - NewsChannel 8
  • The Net was originally designed for atomic armageddon, but that was a long time ago.
  • I don't like the fact that 'christianity' embraces destruction so willingly as it's culture forges it's way ahead to armageddon, the necessary end predicted in the gospels. —  The Nation: Top Stories
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