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Armageddon vs Calamity - What's the difference?

armageddon | calamity |

As nouns the difference between armageddon and calamity

is that armageddon is the scene of a decisive conflict on a great scale while calamity is an event resulting in great loss.

armageddon

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • (Christianity, Islam) The site of a prophesied final battle between the forces of good and evil.
  • (lb) The battle itself.

    • Synonyms

    * Apocalypse, Final Judgment

    Coordinate terms

    * Ragnarok (Norse mythology) * day of reckoning, doomsday, judgement day, end times, end of the world

    Derived terms

    * Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    calamity

    English

    Noun

    (calamities)
  • An event resulting in great loss.
  • The distress that results from some disaster.
  • * 2013 , Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland'' (in ''The Guardian , 14 August 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/14/england-scotland-international-friendly]
    • They were behind twice, first in the 11th minute when James Morrison scored a goal that was a personal calamity for Hart, and then four minutes into the second half when Kenny Miller eluded Gary Cahill to score with a splendid left-foot drive.

    Synonyms

    *nakba