Armageddon
noun /ˌɑːməˈɡɛdən/ — The ultimate battle — the final confrontation between forces so opposed that only one can survive.
Definition
The site of the final battle between good and evil before the Day of Judgment, according to the Book of Revelation; by extension, a catastrophic conflict or event seen as the end of everything.
Beyond the definition
Armageddon is the word for stakes so high that the entire framework changes — when whatever is at risk is so fundamental that the outcome will determine everything that follows. The word carries the weight of last-ness: after this, something permanent is decided.
Origin & history
From Hebrew Har Megiddo — Mountain of Megiddo (a location in Israel where many battles were historically fought). Geography becoming mythology — the plain of many battles becoming the plain of the final one.
Example sentences
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They described every quarterly review as an Armageddon; he found this exhausting and eventually, correct.
Armageddon is not just destruction — it's a final reckoning. The word implies that what comes after will be clear.
She lived as if every deadline were Armageddon, which made her effective and occasionally unbearable.
How to use it
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Choose “Armageddon” when the meaning fits your context: The site of the final battle between good and evil before the Day of Judgment, according to the Book of Revelation; by extension, a catastrophic conflict or event seen as the end of everything.
Synonyms
apocalypse, final battle, end of days, cataclysm, reckoning
Antonyms
beginning, ordinary conflict
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Debating opposing paths in woods
Two adults stand at a crossroads, pointing toward light and shadow, engaged in a serious, tense debate.
The fundamental tension of their opposing philosophies represents a final, total clash, conceptually mirroring the catastrophic conflict between good and evil associated with Armageddon.
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Questions about this word
What does "Armageddon" mean?
Armageddon is noun meaning: The ultimate battle — the final confrontation between forces so opposed that only one can survive.. The site of the final battle between good and evil before the Day of Judgment, according to the Book of Revelation; by extension, a catastrophic conflict or event seen as the end of everything.
Where does the word "Armageddon" come from?
From Hebrew Har Megiddo — Mountain of Megiddo (a location in Israel where many battles were historically fought). Geography becoming mythology — the plain of many battles becoming the plain of the final one.