Associations to the word «Tribulation»

Wiktionary

TRIBULATION, noun. Any adversity; a trying period or event.
TRIBULATION, proper noun. (Christianity) A relatively short period of time before the second coming where believers will experience worldwide persecution and be purified and strengthened by it.

Dictionary definition

TRIBULATION, noun. 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".

Wise words

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Hippocrates