armageddon

C2 Topic:General Vocabulary
US /ˌɑɹ.məˈɡɛ.dn̩/ UK /ˌɑː.məˈɡɛ.dn̩/
noun Freq #18939

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the end of the world

    The members of their religion are getting ready for Armageddon.

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Derived forms carmageddoncicada-geddonhairmageddoninsectageddonsnowmageddon

Etymology

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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