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tribulation
[ trib-yuh-ley-shuhn ]
noun
- grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering.
Synonyms: adversity, distress, hardship, affliction
- an instance of this; an affliction, trouble, etc.
tribulation
/ ˌtrɪbjʊˈleɪʃən /
noun
- a cause of distress
- a state of suffering or distress
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Origin of tribulation1
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You are trapped, lost in a great tribulation—fitna—and most likely wondering how to get out without betraying your religion.
The rest of them would be left behind for a period of tribulation that was going to end five months later—on October 21, 2011.
But there are those who believe that humans have a role to play in the Tribulation.
For those holding these beliefs, the main curb to violent action rests in their understanding of how the Tribulation begins.
How fervent their prayers for their companions in tribulation, when they themselves stood in jeopardy every hour!
In her tribulation she hurried to her fellow servants and informed them of her startling discovery.
The primitive believers, in the midst of their manifold persecutions, rejoiced even in tribulation.
And there was a great tribulation in Israel, such as was not since the day, that there was no prophet seen in Israel.
For instance, my oldest brother was born in a year when the crops failed, and they called him 'Tribulation.'
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