English

A nuclear holocaust is sometimes associated with modern visualizations of Armageddon

Proper noun

Armageddon

1. (Christianity, Islam) The site of a prophesied final battle between the forces of good and evil.
2. (by extension) The battle itself.

Synonyms

• Apocalypse, Final Judgment

Coordinate terms

• Ragnarok (Norse mythology)
• day of reckoning, doomsday, judgement day, end times, end of the world

Derived terms

• Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

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English

A nuclear holocaust is often associated with armageddon

Noun

armageddon ‎(plural armageddons)

1. The scene of a decisive conflict on a great scale.
2. Any great and crucial conflict.
   • 2009 February 13, Mark Lawson, “A tabloid Carmen”, in The Guardian:

     In comparison to Nixon-Mao, terrorism and armageddon, Anna Nicole Smith may seem lightweight, but it could prove an inspired choice.

Synonyms

• apocalypse, catastrophe, day of reckoning, destruction, disaster, doomsday, judgement day, nuclear holocaust, end times, end of the world, ragnarok

Derived terms

• snowmageddon

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