Calamity
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster
Calamity - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
CALAMITY, n. Any great misfortune, or cause of misery; generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evils, as loss of crops, earthquakes, conflagrations, defeat of armies, and the like. But it is applied also to the misfortunes which bring great distress upon individuals.
The deliberations of calamity are rarely wise.
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- AfflictionInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- CalamityInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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- afflict, affliction, distressTranslation Words
- tribulation, distress, distresses, troubleTranslation Words
- trouble, disturb, stir up, distress, hardship, calamityTranslation Words
Source of the article
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
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