göt·ter·däm·mer·ung or Göt·ter·däm·mer·ung (g t  r-d m -r ng, g tr-d m-r ng)n. A turbulent ending of a regime or an institution: "The nation had been flirting with forms of götterdämmerung, with extremes of vocabulary and behavior and an appetite for violent resolution" (Lance Morrow). [After Götterdämmerung, an opera by Richard Wagner, from German, twilight of the gods : Götter, genitive pl. of Gott, god (from Middle High German got, from Old High German; see gheu( )- in Indo-European roots) + Dämmerung, twilight (from Middle High German demerunge, from Old High German demerunga, from demar, twilight).] |
Götterdämmerung [ˌgɒtəˈdɛməˌrʊŋ (German) gœtərˈdɛmərʊŋ]
n
(Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) German myth the twilight of the gods; their ultimate destruction in a battle with the forces of evil Norse equivalent Ragnarök
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