01 n. The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
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The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.“Unto the end of the war desolations are determined.” — Dan. ix. 26.
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The state of being desolated or laid waste; ruin; solitariness; destitution; gloominess.“You would have sold your king to slaughter, . . . And his whole kingdom into desolation.” — Shak.
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A place or country wasted and forsaken.“How is Babylon become a desolation!” — Jer. l. 23.
Syn.
Waste; ruin; destruction; havoc; devastation; ravage; sadness; destitution; melancholy; gloom; gloominess.