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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
French cataclysme, from [[Latin]] cataclysmos, from Greek kataklysmos, from kataklyzein to inundate, from kata- + klyzein to wash — | French cataclysme, from [[Latin]] cataclysmos, from Greek kataklysmos, from kataklyzein to inundate, from kata- + klyzein to wash — | ||
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==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
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*3 : a momentous and [[violent]] [[event]] marked by overwhelming upheaval and demolition; broadly : an event that brings great [[changes]] | *3 : a momentous and [[violent]] [[event]] marked by overwhelming upheaval and demolition; broadly : an event that brings great [[changes]] | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | [[Cataclysm]] is the [[Greek]] [[expression]] for the [ | + | [[Cataclysm]] is the [[Greek]] [[expression]] for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deluge_(mythology) Deluge], from the Greek kataklysmos, to 'wash down' (kluzein "wash" + kata "down").[citation needed] Its analogue is an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekpyrosis ekpyrosis] (conflagration). In the Bible, it has also been used to describe events such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah%27s_Ark the Flood], the destruction of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodom_and_Gomorrah Sodom and Gomorrah], and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagues_of_Egypt tenth plague of Egypt]. The modern usage of cataclysm is mostly confined to [[geological]] [[phenomena]] of high significance, such as the destruction of Pompeii, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska_event Tunguska event], or the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake] and the destruction of the Bolivar Peninsula by Hurricane Ike. Today the word is used to describe catastrophes of extreme devastation and magnitude. |
[[Category: Earth Science]] | [[Category: Earth Science]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:45, 12 December 2020
Etymology
French cataclysme, from Latin cataclysmos, from Greek kataklysmos, from kataklyzein to inundate, from kata- + klyzein to wash —
- Date: 1599
Definitions
- 1 : flood, deluge
- 2 : catastrophe
- 3 : a momentous and violent event marked by overwhelming upheaval and demolition; broadly : an event that brings great changes
Description
Cataclysm is the Greek expression for the Deluge, from the Greek kataklysmos, to 'wash down' (kluzein "wash" + kata "down").[citation needed] Its analogue is an ekpyrosis (conflagration). In the Bible, it has also been used to describe events such as the Flood, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, and the tenth plague of Egypt. The modern usage of cataclysm is mostly confined to geological phenomena of high significance, such as the destruction of Pompeii, the Tunguska event, or the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and the destruction of the Bolivar Peninsula by Hurricane Ike. Today the word is used to describe catastrophes of extreme devastation and magnitude.
