- ARMAGEDDON
- the name used in the Book of Revelation 16:16 for the site of the final battle between the forces of GOOD and EVIL.
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Armageddon — (von griechisch Ἁρμαγεδών Harmagedon) steht für: Harmagedon, den Ort der endzeitlichen Entscheidungsschlacht in der Offenbarung des Johannes Armageddon 2419 A.D., eine Science Fiction Novelle des amerikanischen Autors Philip Francis Nowlan… … Deutsch Wikipedia
ARMAGEDDON — ARMAGEDDON, name of the site, in Christian eschatology, of the final battle between the forces of Good and Evil. The name Armageddon is not mentioned prior to the New Testament but is believed by some to be a corrupt spelling of megiddo , a city… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Armageddon — Ar ma*ged don ([aum]r*m[.a] j[e^] d n), n. the final, decisive battle between the forces of good and evil, as foretold in the Apocolypse of Saint John. Also, the site of that battle. Used metaphorically for a vast and decisive conflict, attended… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ARMAGEDDON — nomen loci Apocalyps. c. 16. v. 16. Vide sis doctissimum Hammondum, in locum. Nic. Lloydius … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Armageddon — (n.) a final conflict, 1811, figurative use of name in Rev. xvi:16, place of the great and final conflict, from Hebrew Har Megiddon Mount of Megiddo, city in central Palestine, site of important Israeli battles … Etymology dictionary
Armageddon — Film catastrophe de Michael Bay, avec Bruce Willis,Billy Bob Thornton,Liv Tyler,Ben Affleck,Will Patton,Steve Buscemi. Pays: États Unis Date de sortie: 1998 Technique: couleurs Durée: 2 h 28 Résumé Une équipe de têtes brûlées est … Dictionnaire mondial des Films
Armageddon — ► NOUN 1) (in the New Testament) the last battle between good and evil before the Day of Judgement. 2) a catastrophic conflict. ORIGIN Greek, from a Hebrew phrase meaning «hill of Megiddo» (Book of Revelation, chapter 16) … English terms dictionary
Armageddon — [är΄mə ged′ n] n. [LL(Ec) Armagedon < Gr Harmagedōn < ? Heb har, mountain + megido, the plain of MEGIDDO] 1. Bible the place where the last, decisive battle between the forces of good and evil is to be fought before Judgment Day: Rev. 16:16 … English World dictionary
Armageddon — For other uses, see Armageddon (disambiguation). Ruins atop Tel Megiddo. Christian eschatology Eschatology views … Wikipedia
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Armageddon — In the book of Revelation, Armageddon is the site of the battle of the great day of God. (Rev. 16:15 16). It is widely identified with the ancient biblical city of Megiddo (mentioned in Judges 4 5 and II Kings 9), currently the site of… … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
