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desolations

desolations is the plural of desolation.

Meaning of desolation

Noun

desolation (countable and uncountable, plural desolations)

  1. The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
  2. The state of being desolated or laid waste
    • I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 1:26–27
  3. A place or country wasted and forsaken.

Questions about desolations

What is desolations the plural of?
Desolations is the plural of desolation.

Words near desolations in the dictionary

  1. desolatest
  2. desolating
  3. desolatingly
  4. desolation
  5. Desolation Islands
  6. desolations
  7. desolator
  8. desolators
  9. desolatory
  10. desolder
  11. desoldered

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