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Armageddon

ar·ma·ged·don

UK/ˌɑː(ɹ).məˈɡɛ.dn̩/ US/-ˈɡɛ.dən/ uncommon

noun

1.

(New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world

2.

any catastrophically destructive battle

  • “they called the first World War an Armageddon”

Origin

From Middle English Hermagedon, from Old English Ermagedon, from Latin Harmagedōn, from Ancient Greek Ἁρμαγεδών (Harmagedṓn), used in Revelation 16:16, referring to Mount Megiddo, the place of the last battle at the Last Judgment; from Hebrew הר מגידו / הַר מְגִדּוֹ (har megiddo).

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