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English Dictionary: desolation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for desolation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
desolation n the state of being decayed or destroyed [syn: devastation, desolation] a bleak and desolate atmosphere; "the nakedness of the landscape" Synonym(s): bleakness, desolation, bareness, nakedness sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned Synonym(s): forlornness, loneliness, desolation an event that results in total destruction Synonym(s): devastation, desolation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Desolation \Des`o*la"tion\, n. [F. d[82]solation, L. desolatio.] 1. The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation. Unto the end of the war desolations are determined. --Dan. ix. 26. 2. The state of being desolated or laid waste; ruin; solitariness; destitution; gloominess. You would have sold your king to slaughter, . . . And his whole kingdom into desolation. --Shak. 3. A place or country wasted and forsaken. How is Babylon become a desolation! --Jer. l. 23. Syn: Waste; ruin; destruction; havoc; devastation; ravage; sadness; destitution; melancholy; gloom; gloominess.