Götterdämmerung
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.”
(italics) See The Ring of the Nibelung.
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How to use Götterdämmerung in a sentence
What a stupendous climax Gotterdammerung is to the whole Ring!
An American Girl in Munich | Mabel W. DanielsPossibly the "Gotterdammerung," and even Siegfried's "Tod," would pass these people unmarked, like the wind.
From the Easy Chair, vol. 1 | George William CurtisThe three gentlemen rotated in the pool breast high, after the fashion of the nymphs in Gotterdammerung.
A Room With A View | E. M. Forster
British Dictionary definitions for Götterdämmerung
/ (ˌɡɒtəˈdɛməˌrʊŋ, German ɡœtərˈdɛmərʊŋ) /
German myth the twilight of the gods; their ultimate destruction in a battle with the forces of evil: Norse equivalent: Ragnarök
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