['rɑ:gnәrɔk]
n.
(北欧神话)(善恶大决战所导致的)世界毁灭

[ noun ]
myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil
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Ragnarok \Rag"na*rok"\ (r[.a]"n[.a]*r[o^]k"), Ragnarok
\Rag"na*r["o]k"\ (r[.a]"n[.a]*r[^u]k"), n. [Icel., fr. regin,
r["o]gn, gods + r["o]k reason, origin, history; confused with
ragna-r["o]kr the twilight of the gods.] (Norse Myth.)
The so-called ``Twilight of the Gods'' (called in German
{G["o]tterd["a]mmerung}), the final destruction of the world
in the great conflict between the [AE]sir (gods) on the one
hand, and on the other, the giants and the powers of Hel
under the leadership of Loki (who is escaped from bondage).
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]


Ragnarok \Rag"na*rok"\ (r[.a]"n[.a]*r[o^]k"), Ragnarok
\Rag"na*r["o]k"\ (r[.a]"n[.a]*r[^u]k"), n. [Icel., fr. regin,
r["o]gn, gods + r["o]k reason, origin, history; confused with
ragna-r["o]kr the twilight of the gods.] (Norse Myth.)
The so-called ``Twilight of the Gods'' (called in German
{G["o]tterd["a]mmerung}), the final destruction of the world
in the great conflict between the [AE]sir (gods) on the one
hand, and on the other, the giants and the powers of Hel
under the leadership of Loki (who is escaped from bondage).
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]