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

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis