Bible Dictionaries
Desolation
King James Dictionary
DESOLATION, n.
1. The act of desolating destruction or expulsion of inhabitants destruction ruin waste.
Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation. Matthew 12 .
2. A place deprived of inhabitants, or otherwise wasted, ravaged and ruined.
How is Babylon become a desolation among the nations. Jeremiah 50 .
3. A desolate state gloominess sadness destitution.
The abomination of desolation, Roman armies which ravaged and destroyed Jerusalem. Matthew 24 .
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