Armageddon

noun

Ar·​ma·​ged·​don ˌär-mə-ˈge-dᵊn 

1

a

: the site or time of a final and conclusive battle between the forces of good and evil

b

: the battle taking place at Armageddon

2

: a usually vast decisive conflict or confrontation

Examples of Armageddon in a Sentence

the threat of nuclear Armageddon

Recent Examples on the Web

The project takes Armageddon Time and Ad Astra director Gray back to his We Own The Night and Little Odessa roots. —Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024

Gray most recently directed the 2022 drama feature Armageddon Time that starred Hathaway and Strong. —Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024

Messianic Zionists in Israel and Armageddon evangelicals in America believe this will incarnate their respective, and different, messiahs. —Caise D. Hassan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024

There were no nukes screaming across the open sea to knock our planet’s assembly of nations into history’s gutters of Armageddon. —Will Cady, SPIN, 30 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Greek Armageddōn, Harmagedōn, scene of the battle foretold in Revelation 16:14–16

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a