| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Armageddon |
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| (ahr-muh-GED-n) In the Book of Revelation, the site of the final and conclusive battle between good and evil, involving “the kings of the Earth and the whole world,” on the “great day of God Almighty.” | 1 |
| ‡ Figuratively, “Armageddon” is any great battle or destructive confrontation. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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