Tragedy: alternatives and connections

The revelation delivered to St. John, in the isle of Patmos, near the close of the first century, forming the last book of the New Testament.

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General scarcity of food; dearth; a want of provisions; destitution.

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That which smites, wounds, or troubles; a blow; a calamity; any afflictive evil or torment; a great trail or vexation.

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The act of visiting, or the state of being visited; access for inspection or examination.

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A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a series of grave or humorou…

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Bad fortune or luck; calamity; an evil accident; disaster; mishap; mischance.

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Full of unpropitious stellar influences; unpropitious; ill-boding.

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Full of unpropitious stellar influences; unpropitious; ill-boding.

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Alt. of Tragical

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Alt. of Tragical

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Any great misfortune or cause of misery; -- generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil, either to communities or individua…

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An extensive overflow or sweeping flood of water; a deluge.

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An event producing a subversion of the order or system of things; a final event, usually of a calamitous or disastrous nature; hence, sudden calamity…

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An unpropitious or baleful aspect of a planet or star; malevolent influence of a heavenly body; hence, an ill portent.

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A dramatic composition, or representation of a bright and amusing character, based upon the foibles of individuals, the manners of society, or the lu…

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A dramatic composition, or representation of a bright and amusing character, based upon the foibles of individuals, the manners of society, or the lu…

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