Armageddon
See also: armageddon
English
Etymology
From Hebrew הר מגידו / הַר מְגִדּוֹ (har megiddo), used in Revelation 16:16, referring to Mount Megiddo, the place of the last battle at the Last Judgment.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɛdən
- Hyphenation: Ar‧ma‧ged‧don
Proper noun
Armageddon
- (Christianity, Islam) The site of a prophesied final battle between the forces of good and evil.
- (by extension) The battle itself.
Synonyms
Coordinate terms
- Ragnarok (Norse mythology)
- day of reckoning, doomsday, judgement day, end times, end of the world
Translations
site
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battle
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