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   Ar·ma·ged·don

   /ˌärməˈɡed(ə)n/

   

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   • 1. (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.
   • ▪ 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"

   Word Origin Greek, from Hebrew har mĕgiddōn ‘hill of Megiddo’ (Rev. 16:16).

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   What is another form of Armageddon?

   • Other forms: Armageddons Definitions of Armageddon noun (New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world see moresee less example of: battlefield, battleground, field, field of battle, field of honor a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought noun any catastrophically destructive battle

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   What is “Armageddon” in the Bible?

   • any great and crucial conflict. 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.” Figuratively, “Armageddon” is any great battle or destructive confrontation.

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   Where does the word Armageddon come from?

   • The word Armageddon appears only once in the Greek New Testament, in Revelation 16 :16. The word is a Greek transliteration of the Hebrew har məgiddô ( הר מגידו ). Har means "a mountain or range of hills". This is a shortened form of harar meaning "to loom up; a mountain".

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   Why is Megiddo called Armageddon?

   • (Megiddo was also the site of a crucial battle in 1918 during the First World War and lent its name to the victor: Lord Allenby of Megiddo.) The term Armageddon has often been used by Protestant fundamentalists to refer to an impending cataclysmic struggle between the forces of good and evil. ( See apocalyptic literature .)

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   Armageddon: [noun] the site or time of a final and conclusive battle between the forces of good and evil. the battle taking place at Armageddon.

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   Armageddon' is the symbolic name given to this event based on scripture references regarding divine obliteration of God's enemies. The hermeneutical method supports this position by referencing Judges 4 and 5 where God miraculously destroys the enemy of their elect, Israel, at Megiddo.

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   Armageddon definition: (in the Bible) the place where a final battle will be fought between the forces of good and evil. See examples of ARMAGEDDON used in a sentence.

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   Armageddon definition: 1. a final war between good and evil at the end of the world, as described in the Bible 2. an event…. Learn more.

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   Armageddon, (probably Hebrew: “Hill of Megiddo”), in the New Testament, place where the kings of the earth under demonic leadership will wage war on the forces of God at the end of history. Armageddon is mentioned in the Bible only once, in the Revelation to John, or the Apocalypse of St. John (16:16). The Palestinian city of Megiddo ...

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   Armageddon: 1 n (New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world Example of: battlefield , battleground , field , field of battle , field of honor a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought n any catastrophically destructive battle “they called the first World War an Armageddon ” ...

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   Armageddon (noun) Armageddon /ˌɑɚmə ˈ gɛdn̩/ noun. Britannica Dictionary definition of ARMAGEDDON. : a final destructive battle or conflict. [singular] trying to avoid/avert the threat of a nuclear Armageddon [=a nuclear war that would destroy the world] [noncount] the threat of nuclear Armageddon.