Götterdämmerung
Götterdämmerung · Götterdämmerungs
The myth of the destruction of the gods in a final battle with the forces of evilThe myth of the destruction of the gods in a final battle with the forces of evil; Ragnarök.
UK/ˌɡɒtəˈdæməɹʊŋ/US/ˌɡɑtɚˈdæmɚ.ʊŋ/
Meaning
2 senses(Norse)The myth of the destruction of the gods in a final battle with the forces of evil; Ragnarök.
(broadly)Any cataclysmic downfall or momentous, apocalyptic event, especially of a regime or an institution.
Origin
Borrowed from German Götterdämmerung (“twilight of the gods”), which see.Borrowed from German Götterdämmerung (“twilight of the gods”), which see.
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Forms
plural: Götterdämmerungs| Singular | Götterdämmerung |
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See also
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