Götterdämmerung
Americannoun
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German Mythology. the destruction of the gods and of all things in a final battle with evil powers: erroneous modern translation of the Old Icelandic Ragnarǫk, meaning “fate of the gods,” misunderstood as Ragnarökkr, meaning “twilight of the gods.”
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(italics) See The Ring of the Nibelung.
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Etymology
Origin of Götterdämmerung
1875–80; < German, equivalent to Götter, plural of Gott God + Dämmerung twilight
Example Sentences
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The global financial crisis, which proved fatal for some competing institutions, was almost Mr. Blankfein’s Götterdämmerung as well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
I assumed that he would only choose all-out war in Ukraine if he felt he was threatened by outside forces in the Götterdämmerung of his regime.
From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2022
I would love to believe that there’s something not just pathetic but noble about Jeb’s self-immolation, and that he’s either deliberately or unconsciously choosing to stage the Bush family’s Götterdämmerung on a grand scale.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2015
Götterdämmerung Longborough, Gloucestershire Until 24 JulyBox office: 01451 830 2920 Offering uniformly excellent singing of an intelligence and musicality too rarely encountered in international houses, this shoestring staging challenges notions of professionalism.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 21, 2012
But grand as these are, many consider the last act of "Die Götterdämmerung" the supreme achievement of Wagner.
From Chopin and Other Musical Essays by Finck, Henry Theophilus
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