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Armageddon

Syllabification: (Ar·ma·ged·don)
Pronunciation: /ˌärməˈgedn/

Definition of Armageddon

noun

  • (in the New Testament) the last battle between good and evil before the Day of Judgment.
  • a biblical hill of Megiddo, an archaeological site on the plain of Esdraelon, south of present-day Haifa in Israel. See also Megiddo.
  • the place where the last battle between good and evil will be fought.
  • a dramatic and catastrophic conflict, typically seen as likely to destroy the world or the human race:nuclear Armageddon

Origin:

Greek, from Hebrew har mĕgiddōn 'hill of Megiddo' (Rev. 16:16.)

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