English noun: Armageddon | |||
1. | Armageddon (location) (New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world | ||
Instance hypernym | battlefield, battleground, field, field of battle, field of honor | ||
Domain category | New Testament | ||
2. | Armageddon (act) any catastrophically destructive battle | ||
Samples | They called the first World War an Armageddon. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | battle, conflict, engagement, fight | ||