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

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.