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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.
2 meanings: 1. New Testament the final battle at the end of the world between the forces of good and evil, God against the.... Click for more definitions.
Armageddon [N] [B] [H] [S] occurs only in Revelation 16:16 (RSV, "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.
Armageddon meaning: 1. a final war between good and evil at the end of the world, as described in the Bible 2. an event…. Learn more.
Armageddon in OED Second Edition (1989) a1638–. In Christian eschatology: the last battle between good and evil before the Day of Judgement, to be fought (according to Revelation 16:16) in the place of this name. Hence: any dramatic, final, or catastrophic conflict, esp. one seen as likely to destroy the world or the human race; (sometimes ...
Armageddon in American English. (ˌɑːrməˈɡedn) noun. 1. the place where the final battle will be fought between the forces of good and evil ( probably so called in reference to the battlefield of Megiddo. Rev. 16:16) 2. the last and completely destructive battle. The arms race can lead to Armageddon.
Definition of Armageddon noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
