Meaning of TRIBULATION
| Pronunciation: | | `tribyu'leyshun
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| | Definition: | | [n] an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event; "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague" |
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| | Synonyms: | | trial, visitation |
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| | See Also: | | affliction, fire | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Trib`u*la"tion\, n. [OE. tribulacium, F.
tribulation, L. tribulatio, from tribulare to press, afflict,
fr. tribulum a thrashing sledge, akin to terere, tritum, to
rub. See {Trite}.]
That which occasions distress, trouble, or vexation; severe
affliction.
When tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the
word, by and by he is offended. --Matt. xiii.
21.
In the world ye shall have tribulation. --John. xvi.
33.
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | trouble or affiction of any kind (Deut. 4:30; Matt. 13:21; 2 Cor. 7:4). In Rom. 2:9 "tribulation and anguish" are the penal sufferings that shall overtake the wicked. In Matt. 24:21, 29, the word denotes the calamities that were to attend the destruction of Jerusalem. |
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