armageddonist · noun — one who believes in the coming Armageddon. It carries an Arena rating of 1203, earned across 34 head-to-head judged battles.
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Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, armageddonist ranks #227 of 17,115 for Most Storied Words, #680 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #1,077 of 17,138 for Most Sublime Words, #1,387 of 17,148 for Scariest Words.
Why “armageddonist” is a great word
ARMAGEDDONIST — [Noun] One who believes in or prophesies the imminent arrival of a final, cataclysmic battle that will end the current world order. From Armageddon (the prophesied site of a final battle, from the Hebrew Har Megiddo, "Mount Megiddo") + -ist (a suffix denoting an adherent of a belief). Unlike a millenarianist, who anticipates a new golden age, or a survivalist, who prepares for generic collapse, the armageddonist is defined by a fixed, prophetic certainty of a specific, terminal conflict. It is the fevered timeline of the radio preacher, the pamphlet predicting fire from heaven, and the weary eye scanning headlines not for news but for confirmation—a faith that sees the present as a fragile prologue to a violent and holy end.
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Etymology
From Armageddon + -ist.
noun
- One who believes in the coming Armageddon.
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