Ragnarok

[ rahg-nuh-rok ]

/ ˈrɑg nəˌrɒk /

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noun Scandinavian Mythology.

the destruction of the gods and of all things in a final battle with the evil powers.

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Also Rag·na·rök

[rahg-nuh-rok, -rœk]. /ˈrɑg nəˌrɒk, -ˌrœk/.

Origin of Ragnarok

1760–70; from Old Norse Ragnarǫk, equivalent to ragna, genitive of regin “gods” + rǫk “fate,” misread by some as Ragnarökkr literally, “twilight of the gods”; cf. Götterdämmerung

Words nearby Ragnarok

raglan sleeve, ragman, ragman roll, Ragman rolls, Ragnar Lodbrok, Ragnarok, ragout, rag paper, ragpicker, rag-rolling, rag rug

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How to use Ragnarok in a sentence

After over a year of waiting, fans finally got treated to a new gameplay trailer for the upcoming sequel at Sony’s PlayStation Showcase in September, where the game’s official name of Ragnarok was confirmed.
God of War Ragnarok Keeps Subtle Atreus Detail From 2018 Game|noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)|October 7, 2021|TechCrunch
But, along with these God of War characters, there are other, more subtle details from the 2018 game that also appeared in the Ragnarok trailer.
God of War Ragnarok Keeps Subtle Atreus Detail From 2018 Game|noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)|October 7, 2021|TechCrunch
Thompson, who has openly spoken about being in relationships with both men and women herself, pitched Ragnarok’s director, Taika Waititi, on the idea based on a comic book storyline in which Valkyrie shares a kiss with anthropologist Annabelle Riggs.
How Loki's Bisexuality Fits Into the History of LGBTQ+ Representation in the MCU|Eliana Dockterman|June 23, 2021|Time
Nothing, on Ragnarok, ever seemed to give warning before it killed.
Space Prison|Tom Godwin

Always, on Ragnarok, winter was coming or the brown death of summer.
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"It's not what we did but what we do that we'll live or die by on Ragnarok," Lake said.
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The environment of Ragnarok had struck at the very young with merciless savagery.
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Ragnarok was a harsh and barren prison, and no amount of desire could ever make it otherwise.
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British Dictionary definitions for Ragnarok

Ragnarök

Ragnarok

/ (ˈrɑːɡnəˌrɒk) /

noun

Norse myth the ultimate destruction of the gods in a cataclysmic battle with evil, out of which a new order will ariseGerman equivalent: Götterdämmerung

Word Origin for Ragnarök

Old Norse ragnarökkr, from regin the gods + rökkr twilight

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