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earthshaking

[urth-shey-king]
adjective
  1. imperiling, challenging, or affecting basic beliefs, attitudes, relationships, etc.
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Origin of earthshaking

1350–1400; Middle English. See earth, shaking
Related formsearth·shak·er, noun
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Historical Examples of earthshaker

  • And therefore the ancient poets and theologians gave Neptune the name of Earthshaker, as being the power of moist substance.

    The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus

    Ammianus Marcellinus

British Dictionary definitions for earthshaker

Earthshaker

noun
  1. the Earthshaker classical myth Poseidon (or Neptune) in his capacity as the bringer of earthquakes
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earthshaking

adjective
  1. informal of enormous importance or consequence; momentous
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