Armageddon
məˈgɛd
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Armageddon (ˌɑːməˈɡɛdən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | New Testament the final battle at the end of the world between the forces of good and evil, God against the kings of the earth (Revelation 16:16) |
| 2. | a catastrophic and extremely destructive conflict, esp World War I viewed as this |
| [C19: from Late Latin Armagedōn, from Greek, from Hebrew har megiddōn, mountain district of Megiddo, in N Palestine, site of various battles in the Old Testament] | |
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Word Origin & History
Armageddon
"a final conflict," 1811, figurative use of name in Rev. xvi.16, place of the great and final conflict, from Heb. Har Megiddon "Mount of Megiddo," city in central Palestine, site of important Israeli battles.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Cultural Dictionary
Armageddon [(ahr-muh-ged-n)]In the Book of Revelation, the site of the final and conclusive battle between good and evil, involving “the kings of the Earth and the whole world,” on the “great day of God Almighty.”
Note: Figuratively, “Armageddon” is any great battle or destructive confrontation.
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Bible Dictionary
Armageddon definition
occurs only in Rev. 16:16 (R.V., "Har-Magedon"), as symbolically designating the place where the "battle of that great day of God Almighty" (ver. 14) shall be fought. The word properly means the "mount of Megiddo." It is the scene of the final conflict between Christ and Antichrist. The idea of such a scene was suggested by the Old Testament great battle-field, the plain of Esdraelon (q.v.).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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