Armageddon

Meaning

1. Mount Megiddo, the site of a prophesied final battle between the forces of good and evil.
2. (broadly) The battle itself.
3. (broadly) Any end of the world, especially by way of a cataclysmic battle or something analogous to one.

Synonyms

doomsday

end of the world

flood

hurricane

Judgement Day

doomday

Translations

Armageddon

Armagedón

Harmagedon

Armageddon

Armagedão

Armageddon

Harmagedon

Armagedom

Armageddon

Harmegedon

Αρμαγεδδώνας

Armageddon

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɑː(ɹ).məˈɡɛ.dn̩/

Etymology

From Middle English Hermagedon, from Old English Ermagedon, from Latin Hermagedon, from Ancient Greek Ἁρμαγεδών (Harmagedṓn), used in Revelation 16:16, referring to Mount Megiddo, the place of the last battle at the Last Judgment; from Hebrew הר מגידו / הַר מְגִדּוֹ (har megiddo).