Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Bible In the book of Revelation, the place of the gathering of armies for the final battle before the end of the world.
- noun The battle involving these armies.
- noun A decisive or catastrophic conflict.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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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- proper noun Christianity, Islam The site of a
prophesied final battle between the forces ofgood andevil . - proper noun The scene of a decisive conflict on a great scale.
- proper noun Any great and crucial conflict.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any catastrophically destructive battle
- noun (New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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White House budget director Jacob Lew used the word "Armageddon" three times on Sunday talk shows, saying a default could lead to a financial crisis that would send interest rates rising and drive up the cost of credit for all Americans.
Senate Debt Plan Promises Months of Budget Wrangling Janet Hook 2011
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I also hate it when Ramon, Herbal Tattooist to the Stars, has misspelled the word "Armageddon."
Hey, Buddy, Keep Your Shirt On! Joe Queenan 2011
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He used the word Armageddon, of which I had only previously heard mention in the Bible.
MY EARLY LIFE WINSTON CHURCHILL 2003
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He used the word Armageddon, of which I had only previously heard mention in the Bible.
MY EARLY LIFE WINSTON CHURCHILL 2003
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He used the word Armageddon, of which I had only previously heard mention in the Bible.
MY EARLY LIFE WINSTON CHURCHILL 2003
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The destruction envisioned by an impact of such an object has brought a new undertone to the word Armageddon.
WalesOnline - Home WalesOnline 2012
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Mr. Lew on Sunday used the word "Armageddon" three times, saying a default could lead to a calamitous financial crisis that would send interest rates rising and drive up the cost of credit for all Americans.
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Fawcett survived public-school canings, military academy tortures and the Battle of the Somme, which he called Armageddon, forging himself into a "Nietzschean explorer."
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In addition, "Frank Poole" (the movie astronaut killed by HAL 9000) and "Harry Stamper" (Bruce Willis in "Armageddon") are still unwavering in their support of Mike as well.
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In addition, "Frank Poole" (the movie astronaut killed by HAL 9000) and "Harry Stamper" (Bruce Willis in "Armageddon") are still unwavering in their support of Mike as well.
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