Dictionary:
göt·ter·däm·mer·ung or Göt·ter·däm·mer·ung (gŏt'ər-dăm'ə-rŭng', gœt'ər-dĕm'ə-rʊng')  |
A turbulent ending of a regime or an institution: “The nation had been flirting with forms of götterdämmerung, with extremes of vocabulary and behavior and an appetite for violent resolution” (Lance Morrow).
[After Götterdämmerung, an opera by Richard Wagner, from German, twilight of the gods : Götter, genitive pl. of Gott, god (from Middle High German got, from Old High German) + Dämmerung, twilight (from Middle High German demerunge, from Old High German demerunga, from demar, twilight).]
| WordNet: Gotterdammerung |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil
Synonyms: Ragnarok, Twilight of the Gods
| Best of the Web: götterdämmerung |
Some good "götterdämmerung" pages on the web:
 Opera www.metoperafamily.org |
 Norse Mythology www.pantheon.org |
 | Der Ring des Nibelungen (music) |
| Wellgunde (character) |
| Woglinde (character) |
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