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Armageddon (ahr-muh-GED-n)
noun: A decisive, catastrophic conflict.
Etymology
From the Book of Revelation 16:16 where Armageddon is mentioned. It is the supposed site of a final battle between the forces of good and evil. The word is from Greek Harmagedon, from Hebrew har megiddo (Mount Megiddo).
Usage
"In the event that the US unleashed a nuclear Armageddon, the radar station would have immediately warned Moscow." — Luke Harding; For Sale: One Communist-era Ghost Town; The Guardian (London, UK); Feb 5, 2010.
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noun: A decisive, catastrophic conflict.
Etymology
From the Book of Revelation 16:16 where Armageddon is mentioned. It is the supposed site of a final battle between the forces of good and evil. The word is from Greek Harmagedon, from Hebrew har megiddo (Mount Megiddo).
Usage
"In the event that the US unleashed a nuclear Armageddon, the radar station would have immediately warned Moscow." — Luke Harding; For Sale: One Communist-era Ghost Town; The Guardian (London, UK); Feb 5, 2010.
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