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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley